Melitara texana

Melitara texana
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pyralidae
Genus:	Melitara
Species:	M. texana
Binomial name
	Melitara texana; Neunzig, 1997
Synonyms
	Zophodia texana;

Last updated June 20, 2025

Melitara texana is a species of snout moth in the genus Melitara . It was described by Herbert H. Neunzig in 1997 and is found in southern Texas and adjacent Mexico.

The larvae feed on Opuntia lindheimeri var. lindheimeri.^[2]

References

↑ "800593.00 – 5971.2 – Melitara texana – Neunzig, 1997". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved June 25, 2018.
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[1] "800593.00 – 5971.2 – Melitara texana – Neunzig, 1997". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved June 25, 2018.

[2] Cactus Feeding Moths

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