Melisa

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Melisa
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Tribe: Syntomini
Genus: Melisa
Walker, 1854

Melisa is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Francis Walker in 1854. [1]

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References

  1. Savela, Markku (October 20, 2015). "Melisa Walker, 1854". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 31, 2019.