Mirina is genus of moths in the Endromidae family. It was previously assigned to the family Bombycidae or as its own family, the Mirinidae. The genus contains three described species.[1]
| Mirina | |
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| Mirina christophi | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Endromidae |
| Genus: | Mirina Staudinger, 1892 |
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Species edit
- Mirina christophi (Staudinger, 1887)
- Mirina confucius Zolotuhin & Witt, 2000
- Mirina fenzeli Mell, 1938
References edit
- ^ Zolotuhin, V. V., & Witt, T. J. (2000). The Mirinidae of Vietnam (Lepidoptera). Entomofauna, Supplement, 11, 13–23.
- Zolotuhin, V.V.; Witt, T.J. 2000: The Mirinidae of Vietnam (Lepidoptera). Entomofauna (ISSN 0250-4413), supplement 11(2): 13–24. Full article (PDF)
External links edit
- Catalog of Life
- Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database
- Increased gene sampling yields robust support for higher-level clades within Bombycoidea (Lepidoptera)
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