Melaleucia tertia

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Melaleucia tertia
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Melaleucia
Species:
M. tertia
Binomial name
Melaleucia tertia
Fibiger, 2008

Melaleucia tertia is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Michael Fibiger in 2008. It is known from south-central Sri Lanka.

There are probably multiple generations per year, with adults recorded in July, August and September.

The wingspan is about 12 mm.

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