Macraesthetica
Monotypic genus of tortrix moths
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Macraesthetica is a monotypic moth genus belonging to the subfamily Olethreutinae of the family Tortricidae. The genus was erected by Edward Meyrick in 1932.[1] It contains only one species, Macraesthetica rubiginis, which is only known from the Hawaiian island of Oahu. The species was first described by Lord Walsingham in 1907.
| Macraesthetica | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Tribe: | Eucosmini |
| Genus: | Macraesthetica Meyrick, 1932 |
| Species: | M. rubiginis |
| Binomial name | |
| Macraesthetica rubiginis (Walsingham in Sharp, 1907) | |
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