Melaleucantha

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Melaleucantha
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Melaleucantha

Draudt, 1950
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M. albibasis
Binomial name
Melaleucantha albibasis
Draudt, 1950

Melaleucantha is a monotypic moth genus of the family Noctuidae. Its only species, Melaleucantha albibasis, is found in China where it was first described from Mount Mian. Both the genus and species were first described by Max Wilhelm Karl Draudt in 1950. [1] [2] [3]

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References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Melaleucantha". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  2. Savela, Markku (August 27, 2019). "Melaleucantha Draudt, 1950". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  3. Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Melaleucantha Draudt, 1950". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. doi:10.5519/s93616qw . Retrieved October 7, 2020.