Melapera

Melapera
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Subfamily:	Calpinae
Genus:	Melapera ; Hampson, 1908

Last updated February 16, 2025

Melapera is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by George Hampson in 1908. Both species are known from Madagascar.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Species

Melapera rhodophora (Mabille, 1879)
Melapera roastis Hampson, 1908

References

↑ Savela, Markku (March 11, 2020). "Melapera Hampson, 1908". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Melapera". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved June 20, 2020.
↑ Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Melapera Hampson, 1908". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London . Retrieved June 20, 2020.

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[1] Savela, Markku (March 11, 2020). "Melapera Hampson, 1908". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved June 20, 2020.

[2] Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Melapera". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved June 20, 2020.

[3] Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Melapera Hampson, 1908". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London . Retrieved June 20, 2020.

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