Miresa habenichti

Miresa habenichti
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Suborder: Glossata
Infraorder: Heteroneura
Division: Ditrysia
Superfamily: Zygaenoidea
Family: Limacodidae
Subfamily: Limacodinae
Genus: Miresa
Species: M. habenichti
Binomial name
Miresa habenichti
(Wichgraf, 1913)
Synonyms
  • Ctenolita habenichti Wichgraf, 1913

Miresa habenichti is a moth species in the family of Limacodidae found in Mozambique.

This species has a wingspan of 34mm and a body length of 18mm and was named after its collector Mr. Habenicht from Delagoa Bay.[1]

References

  1. ↑ (in German) Wichgraf, F. 1913. Eine neue äthiopische Limacodidae und anderes. - Internationale Entomologische Zeitschrift, Guben 7:13–14


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