Melnea
From Handwiki Short description: Genus of moths
| Melnea | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia
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| Phylum: | Arthropoda
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| Class: | Insecta
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| Order: | Lepidoptera
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| Family: | Cosmopterigidae
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| Subfamily: | incertae sedis
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| Genus: | Melnea J.F.G.Clarke, 1986
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| Species: | M. armigera
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| Binomial name | |
| Melnea armigera (Meyrick, 1923)
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| Synonyms | |
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Ascalenia armigera Meyrick, 1923 | |
Melnea is a gelechioid moth genus usually placed in the cosmet moth family (Cosmopterigidae); its exact relationships are not yet resolved however. Only a single species is known, Melnea armigera. It ranges widely in insular Melanesia and southern Polynesia (Nuku Hiva, Tahiti, Palau, Fiji and the Solomons).[1] Furthermore it had been recorded from the Mauritius, Seychelles and Réunion.[2] Its distribution is the result of accidental introductions by human travellers but its hostplant remains unknown.
References
- ↑ Clarke, J. F. Gates. 1986. "Pyralidae and Microlepidoptera of the Marquesas Archipelago." Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology. 1–485. https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00810282.416
- ↑ Bippus, M., 2021. Eine neue Chrysopeleiinae-Art von den Maskarenischen Inseln (Lepidoptera, Cosmopterigidae). - Atalanta 52 (1/2): 162-164, ISSN 0171-0079
See also Wikidata entry Q6813245.
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Categories: [Cosmopterigidae] [Monotypic moth genera]
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