Melanothrix leucotrigona

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Melanothrix leucotrigona
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Eupterotidae
Genus: Melanothrix
Species:M. leucotrigona
Binomial name
Melanothrix leucotrigona
Hampson, 1893
Synonyms
  • Melanothrix nicevilleiHampson, 1896
  • Melanothrix intermediaRothschild, 1917

Melanothrix leucotrigona is a moth in the family Eupterotidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1893. [1] It is found in Myanmar, the Mergui Archipelago and Peninsular Malaysia. [2]

Moth Group of mostly-nocturnal insects in the order Lepidoptera

Moths comprise a group of insects related to butterflies, belonging to the order Lepidoptera. Most lepidopterans are moths, and there are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of which have yet to be described. Most species of moth are nocturnal, but there are also crepuscular and diurnal species.

Eupterotidae family of insects

Eupterotidae is a family of insects in the order Lepidoptera with more than 300 described species.

Sir George Francis Hampson, 10th Baronet was a British entomologist.

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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 leucotrigona". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved May 26, 2018.
  2. ↑ The Moths of Borneo


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