Palaeomicroides aritai
| Palaeomicroides aritai | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Micropterigidae |
| Genus: | Palaeomicroides |
| Species: | P. aritai
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| Palaeomicroides aritai | |
Palaeomicroides aritai is a species of moth belonging to the family Micropterigidae. It was described by Satoshi Hashimoto in 1996. It is endemic to Taiwan.[2][3] The type locality is Fenqihu at about 1,400 m (4,600 ft) above sea level in Chiayi County, central Taiwan. It is named after collector of the holotype, professor Yutaka Arita.[1]
The length of the forewings is 4.3 mm for the holotype, a male.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Hashimoto, Satoshi (1996). "Description of a new species and redescriptions of two species of the genus Palaeomicroides (Lepidoptera, Micropterigidae) from Taiwan". Transactions of the Lepidopterological Society of Japan. 47 (2): 93–99. doi:10.18984/lepid.47.2_93.
- ^ Savela, Markku. "Palaeomicroides Issiki, 1931". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
- ^ Yen, Shen-Horn. "Palaeomicroides aritai Hashimoto, 1996". Catalogue of life in Taiwan. Biodiversity Research Center, Academia Sinica, Taiwan. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
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