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Macropyralis

Macropyralis is a monotypic snout moth genus described by Hans Georg Amsel in 1953. Its single species, Macropyralis gigantalis, described by the same author, is found in Mauritania.

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Jun 17, 2026
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Length
98 w
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Source
Macropyralis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Subfamily: Pyralinae
Genus: Macropyralis
Amsel, 19531
Species:
M. gigantalis
Binomial name
Macropyralis gigantalis
Amsel, 1953

Macropyralis is a monotypic snout moth genus described by Hans Georg Amsel in 1953. Its single species, Macropyralis gigantalis, described by the same author, is found in Mauritania.2

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References

  1. "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2011-09-29.
  2. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Macropyralis gigantalis​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 9, 2018.