Melanothrix sanchezi

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Melanothrix sanchezi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Eupterotidae
Genus:
Melanothrix
Species:
M. sanchezi
Binomial name
Melanothrix sanchezi
Schultze, 1925
Synonyms
  • Melanothrix nymphaliaria sancheziSchultze, 1925
  • Melanothrix nymphaliaria var. baletanaSchultze, 1925

Melanothrix sanchezi is a moth in the family Eupterotidae. It was described by Schultze in 1925. It is found in the Philippines. [1]

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Eupterotidae family of insects

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

Philippines Republic in Southeast Asia

The Philippines, officially the Republic of the Philippines, is an archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. Situated in the western Pacific Ocean, it consists of about 7,641 islands that are categorized broadly under three main geographical divisions from north to south: Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao. The capital city of the Philippines is Manila and the most populous city is Quezon City, both part of Metro Manila. Bounded by the South China Sea on the west, the Philippine Sea on the east and the Celebes Sea on the southwest, the Philippines shares maritime borders with Taiwan to the north, Japan to the northeast, Vietnam to the west, Palau to the east, and Malaysia and Indonesia to the south.

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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 sanchezi". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved May 9, 2018.


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