Macroptila extensa is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Rothschild in 1912. It is found in Peru.[1]

Macroptila extensa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Macroptila
Species:
M. extensa
Binomial name
Macroptila extensa
(Rothschild, 1912)
Synonyms
  • Agylla extensa Rothschild, 1912

References

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  1. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Macroptila extensa​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 9, 2018.