Melanergon

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Melanergon
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Eupterotidae
Subfamily: Eupterotinae
Genus: Melanergon
Bethune-Baker, 1904
Species:
M. vidua
Binomial name
Melanergon vidua
(Walker, 1865)
Synonyms
  • Cotana viduaWalker, 1865
  • Melanergon proserpinaBethune-Baker, 1904
  • Melanergon vidua louisiadensisRothschild, 1917
  • Melanergon vidua fergussonisRothschild, 1917

Melanergon is a monotypic moth genus in the family Eupterotidae described by George Thomas Bethune-Baker in 1904. Its only species, Melanergon vidua, was described by Francis Walker in 1865. [1] It is found in New Guinea. [2]

The wingspan 70 mm. The forewings and hindwings are black and covered with black hairs. There is a broad diaphanous postmedial band through both wings. [3]

References

  1. ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Melanergon​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved October 17, 2018.
  2. ↑ Savela, Markku. "Melanergon Bethune-Baker, 1904". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 29, 2018.
  3. ↑ Novitates Zoologicae 11 (2): 372 PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .


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