Merguinia
Genus of moths
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Merguinia is a genus of moths belonging to the family Tortricidae.[1] It contains only one species, Merguinia merguinia, which is found in Myanmar.
| Merguinia | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Tribe: | Tortricini |
| Genus: | Merguinia Razowski, 2012 |
| Species: | M. merguinia |
| Binomial name | |
| Merguinia merguinia Razowski, 2012 | |
The wingspan is 9.5 mm.
Etymology
The genus name refers the type locality of the type species and the species name refers to Mergui (now Myeik) in Tenasserim, the type locality.[2]
