Melodryas

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Melodryas
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tineidae
Genus: Melodryas
Meyrick, 1910
Species:
M. doris
Binomial name
Melodryas doris
Meyrick, 1910

Melodryas is a genus of moths belonging to the family Tineidae. [1] It contains only one species, Melodryas doris, which is found on the Solomon Islands.

The wingspan is 20–21 mm. The forewings are elongate and purplish-black with a broad orange transverse fascia. [2]

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