Microthyris

Microthyris
Microthyris prolongalis
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Subfamily: Spilomelinae
Tribe: Agroterini
Genus: Microthyris
Lederer, 1863
Type species
Botys prolongalis
Guenée , 1854
Species

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Synonyms
  • Crossophora Möschler, 1890
  • Grossophora [lapsus]
  • Cyclocena Möschler, 1890

Microthyris is a genus of pyraloid moths, belonging to the subfamily Spilomelinae of the grass moth family (Crambidae). The genus was first described by Julius Lederer in 1863.