Meliaba

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Meliaba
Aurevilius, 1910. Pl.2-05-Meliaba insignis (Aurivillius 1910).JPG
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Meliaba

Walker, 1859
Species:
M. pelopsalis
Binomial name
Meliaba pelopsalis
Walker, 1859
Synonyms

Generic

  • IchthyopselaphaAurivillius, 1910

Specific

  • Meliaba insignis(Aurivillius, 1910)

Meliaba is a monotypic moth genus of the family Erebidae. Its only species, Meliaba pelopsalis, is known from South Africa, Eswatini, Tanzania and Zimbabwe. [1] Both the genus and the species were first described by Francis Walker in 1859. [2] [3]

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References

  1. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Meliaba pelopsalis Walker, 1859". Afromoths. Retrieved January 6, 2020.
  2. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Meliaba". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved January 6, 2020.
  3. Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Meliaba Walker, 1859". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London . Retrieved January 6, 2020.