Butterflies and Moths of the World Generic Names and their Type-species

Genus:
Micragyrta Butler, 1876 . Cist. ent. 2 : 114.    [BHL]

Status:
Available Name

Homonyms: 1

Higher classification:
NOCTUOIDEA : ARCTIIDAE : Subfamily unassigned

Type-species:
Agyrta gavisa Walker, 1865. List Spec. lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. : 147.    [BHL]

Type-species designation:
by original designation .

Type specimens:
Type(s) [COLOMBIA]: Bogota, (? Depository)..

Notes:
Watson, Fletcher & Nye (1980) stated:-

A. gavisa is a junior subjective synonym of Dioptis diminuta Walker, 1854, List Specimens lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 2: 328.

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