Meleonoma malacognatha

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Meleonoma malacognatha
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Autostichidae
Subfamily: Periacminae
Tribe: Meleonomini
Genus: Meleonoma
Species:
M. malacognatha
Binomial name
Meleonoma malacognatha
H.H.Li & S.X.Wang, 2002

Meleonoma malacognatha is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It is found in China (Shaanxi). [1]

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References

  1. Li, H.H. & S.X. Wang, 2002: A study on the genus Meleonoma Meyrik from China, with descriptions of two new species (Lepidoptera: Cosmopterigidae). Acta Entomologica Sinica45 (2): 230-233.