Syntrichura melaena

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Syntrichura melaena
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Syntrichura
Species:
S. melaena
Binomial name
Syntrichura melaena
Dognin, 1907

Syntrichura melaena is a moth in the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Paul Dognin in 1907. It is found in Peru. [1]

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References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Syntrichura melaena". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved May 14, 2018.