Melamera

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Melamera
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Subfamily: Acontiinae
Genus: Melamera
Hampson, 1910
Species:
M. velutina
Binomial name
Melamera velutina
Hampson, 1910

Melamera is a monotypic moth genus of the family Noctuidae. Its only species, Melamera velutina, is found in Colombia. Both the genus and species were first described by George Hampson in 1910. [1] [2] [3]

References

  1. ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Melamera​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  2. ↑ Savela, Markku (August 27, 2019). "Melamera Hampson, 1910". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  3. ↑ Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Melamera Hampson, 1910". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London . Retrieved October 7, 2020.


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