Melanothrix

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Melanothrix
Melanothrix nymphaliaria albidior (Eupterotidae) female (23999232274).jpg
Melanothrix nymphaliaria
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Eupterotidae
Subfamily: Eupterotinae
Genus: Melanothrix
Felder, 1874

Melanothrix is a genus of moths in the family Eupterotidae. [1]

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References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Melanothrix". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved May 26, 2018.