Microthyris is a genus of pyraloid moths, belonging to the subfamily Spilomelinae of the grass moth family (Crambidae). The genus was first described by Julius Lederer in 1863. Species The genus includes the following species: Microthyris alvinalis (Guenée, 1854) Microthyris anormalis (Guenée, 1854) Microthyris asadias (Druce, 1899) Microthyris lelex (Cramer, 1777) Microthyris microthyralis (Snellen, 1899) Microthyris miscellalis (Möschler, 1890) Microthyris prolongalis (Guenée, 1854) The following are junior synonyms of Microthyris: Crossophora Möschler, 1890 (non Meyrick, 1883: preoccupied) Grossophora (lapsus) Cyclocena Möschler, 1890 Footnotes References Spilomelinae Crambidae genera Taxa named by Julius Lederer