Macrobela is a monotypic moth genus of the family Crambidae described by Alfred Jefferis Turner in 1939.[2] It contains only one species, Macrobela phaeophasma, described by the same author in the same year, which is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland.

Macrobela
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Macrobela

Turner, 1939[1]
Species:
M. phaeophasma
Binomial name
Macrobela phaeophasma
Turner, 1939
Synonyms
  • Asopia phaeophasma

References edit

  1. ^ Nuss, Matthias; Landry, Bernard; Mally, Richard; Vegliante, Francesca; Tränkner, Andreas; Bauer, Franziska; Hayden, James; Segerer, Andreas; Schouten, Rob; Li, Houhun; Trofimova, Tatiana; Solis, M. Alma; De Prins, Jurate & Speidel, Wolfgang (2003–2017). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  2. ^ Pitkin, Brian; Jenkins, Paul (5 November 2004). "Macrobela Turner, 1939". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved 29 May 2018.