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Macrosaccus

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Gracillariidae

Rank
  
Genus

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Subfamily
  
Lithocolletinae

Similar
  
Macrosaccus robiniella, Macrosaccus morrisella, Lithocolletinae, Parectopa, Phyllonorycter apparella

Macrosaccus is a genus of moths in the family Gracillariidae.

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Etymology

The generic name is derived from the ancient Greek μακρο- (meaning long) and σάκκος (meaning bag) in reference to the elongate saccus in the male genitalia.

Species

  • Macrosaccus gliricidius Davis, 2011
  • Macrosaccus morrisella (Fitch, 1859)
  • Macrosaccus neomexicanus Davis, 2011
  • Macrosaccus robiniella (Clemens, 1859)
  • Macrosaccus uhlerella (Fitch, 1859)

    • References

    Macrosaccus Wikipedia
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