Melitara

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Melitara
Melitara dentata adult.jpg
Melitara dentata
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Tribe: Phycitini
Genus: Melitara
Walker, 1863
Synonyms
  • MegaphycisGrote, 1882
  • OlycellaDyar, 1928

Melitara is a genus of snout moths in the subfamily Phycitinae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1863. Some sources list it as a synonym of Zophodia , [1] while others retain it as a valid genus. [2]

Species

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References

  1. "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved August 20, 2017.
  2. Savela, Markku. "Melitara Walker, 1863". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 20, 2017.