Afrojavanica melaena

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Afrojavanica melaena
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Afrojavanica
Species:
A. melaena
Binomial name
Afrojavanica melaena
(Hampson, 1901)
Synonyms
  • Diacrisia melaenaHampson, 1901
  • Seydelia melaena
  • Diacrisia melaena georginaKalis, 1934

Afrojavanica melaena is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1901. It is found on Java. [1]

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References

  1. Savela, Markku. "Afrojavanica melaena (Hampson, 1901)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 19, 2018.