| Melanchra | |
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| Melanchra persicariae | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Tribe: | Hadenini |
| Subtribe: | Mamestrina |
| Genus: | Melanchra Hübner, 1820 |
| Synonyms | |
Ceramica | |
The dot moth is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1761. It is a very distinctive species with very dark brown, almost black, forewings marked with a large white stigma from which the species gets its common name. The hindwings are grey with a dark band at the termen. The wingspan is 38–50 mm. It flies at night in July and August and is attracted to light, sugar and flowers.
The Hadenini are a mid-sized tribe of moths in the Hadeninae subfamily. As numerous hadenine genera have not yet been assigned to a tribe, the genus list is preliminary.
Aemilia is a genus of tiger moths in the family Erebidae described by William Forsell Kirby in 1892. It was initially named Ameles, but this name properly refers to a praying mantis genus.
Pseudyrias is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by George Hampson in 1926.
Aemilia melanchra is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by William Schaus in 1905. It is found in Peru.
Graphania mollis is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It was described by George Howes in 1908 as Melanchra molis from specimens collected in and around Otago and Southland. It is endemic to New Zealand. In 2019 Robert J. B. Hoare undertook a major review of New Zealand noctuids. Hoare, having inspected the type material of this species, placed it within the genus Ichneutica.
Graphania olivea is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It was described by Morris N. Watt in 1916 using a specimen he obtained in January at Mount Taranaki. It is endemic to New Zealand. In 2019 Robert J. B. Hoare undertook a major review of New Zealand noctuids. Hoare, having inspected the holotype specimen of this species, placed it within the genus Ichneutica.
Graphania averilla is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is endemic to New Zealand.
Melanchra assimilis, known generally as the black arches or similar black noctuid, is a species of cutworm or dart moth in the family Noctuidae. It is found in North America.
Melanchra adjuncta, the hitched arch, is a species of cutworm or dart moth in the family Noctuidae. It is found in North America.
Melanchra pulverulenta is a species of cutworm or dart moth in the family Noctuidae. It is found in North America.
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