Machairophora
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| Machairophora | |
|---|---|
| Machairophora fumigata | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Tribe: | Lithosiini |
| Genus: | Machairophora Hampson, 1893 |
| Type species | |
| Machairophora fulvipuncta Hampson, 1893 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Machairophora is a genus of moths in the subfamily Arctiinae first described by George Hampson in 1893.[1] Two species are included, which are found from Sri Lanka and Papua New Guinea only.