Microphalera

Microphalera is a monotypic moth genus of the family Notodontidae. Its only species, Microphalera grisea, is found in Japan and Taiwan.^[1] Both the genus and species were first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1885.^[2]

Microphalera
Microphalera grisea yoshimotoi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Notodontidae
Genus:	Microphalera Butler, 1885
Species:	M. grisea
Binomial name
Microphalera grisea Butler, 1885

The wingspan is 28–43 mm.^[3]

Subspecies

• Microphalera grisea grisea (Japan)
• Microphalera grisea yoshimotoi Kishida, 1984 (Taiwan)