Microctenucha is a monotypic moth genus in the family Thyrididae first described by William Warren in 1900. Its only species, Microctenucha munda, was first described by George Hampson in 1893.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Thyrididae |
| Genus: | Microctenucha Warren, 1900 |
| Species: | M. munda
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| Binomial name | |
| Microctenucha munda | |
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Its wingspan is 30 mm.[2]
Distribution
editIt is found in Sikkim, India.
Biology
editKnown host plants of this species are Litsea glutinosa and Neolitsea zeylanica (Lauraceae).[3]
References
edit- Warren, 1900. New genera and species of Drepanulidae, Thyrididae, Epiplemidae, and Geometridae.
- ^ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki (1997–2012). "Microctenucha Warren 1900". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on November 18, 2018.
- ^ Hampson, G. F. (1892). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume I. Taylor and Francis. p. 364 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
- ^ nhm.ac.uk Caterpillar Host-Plant Database
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