| Microphestia | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pyralidae |
| Subfamily: | Phycitinae |
| Genus: | Microphestia Dyar, 1914 |
| Species: | M. animalcula |
| Binomial name | |
| Microphestia animalcula Dyar, 1914 | |
Microphestia animalcula is a species of snout moth, and the only species in the genus Microphestia. The species and the genus were described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1914. It is found in Panama. [1] [2]
