Open AccessA review of Micardia Butler, 1878 from China (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae, Eustrotiinae)
Author(s) -
Fuqiang Chen,
Dayong Xue
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
zootaxa
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.621
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 1175-5334
pISSN - 1175-5326
DOI - 10.11646/zootaxa.3417.1.2
Subject(s) - biology , noctuidae , lepidoptera genitalia , china , zoology , genus , male genitalia , ecology , archaeology , history
Six species of the genus Micardia Butler, 1878 are recognized from China. Three new species, M. pallens, M. distinctaand M. minuta, closely allied to M. pulcherrima (Moore, 1867), are described. The adults and the genitalia are illustrated for all examined species.