Miresa argentifera

Miresa argentifera
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Limacodidae
Genus: Miresa
Species: M. argentifera
Binomial name
Miresa argentifera
Walker, 1855

Miresa argentifera is a moth of the family Limacodidae first described by Francis Walker in 1855.[1] It is found in Sri Lanka.[2]

The former subspecies Miresa argentifera kwantungensis Hering, 1931 was lifted to full species status in 2011.[3]

References

  1. "Species Details: Miresa argentifera Walker, 1855". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
  2. Koçak, Ahmet Ömer; Kemal, Muhabbet (20 February 2012). "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Cesa News. Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara (79): 1–57 via Academia.
  3. Wu, CS; Solovyev, AV (2011). "A Review of the Genus Miresa Walker in China (Lepidoptera: Limacodidae)". Journal of Insect Science. 11: 34. doi:10.1673/031.011.0134. PMC 3391931. PMID 21529254.


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