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Microcrambon

Microcrambon is a monotypic moth genus of the family Crambidae described by Stanisław Błeszyński in 1970. Its single species, Microcrambon paphiellus, described by Achille Guenée in 1862, is endemic to Réunion and Seychelles.

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Microcrambon
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Subfamily: Crambinae
Tribe: Crambini
Genus: Microcrambon
Błeszyński, 19702
Species:
M. paphiellus
Binomial name
Microcrambon paphiellus
(Guenée, 1862)1
Synonyms3
  • Microcrambon auronivellus (Fryer, 1912)

Microcrambon is a monotypic moth genus of the family Crambidae described by Stanisław Błeszyński in 1970. Its single species, Microcrambon paphiellus, described by Achille Guenée in 1862, is endemic to Réunion and Seychelles.4

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References

References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Microcrambon paphiellus​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 21, 2018.
  2. "Microcrambon Bleszynski, 1970". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved November 21, 2017.
  3. "Microcrambon paphiellus". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  4. "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved November 21, 2017.