Macraesthetica

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
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Tortricidae
Genus:	Macraesthetica Meyrick, 1932
Species:	M. rubiginis
Binomial name
Macraesthetica rubiginis (Walsingham in Sharp, 1907)
Synonyms
Tortrix rubiginis Walsingham, 1907 Eulia rubiginis

See also

• List of Tortricidae genera