Melanchroia

Melanchroia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Genus:	Melanchroia; Hübner, [1819]

Short description: Genus of moths

Melanchroia is a genus of moths in the family of diurnal neotropical moths, Geometridae, and subfamily Ennominae. The genus was proposed by Jacob Hübner in 1819. Its species can be found from the southeastern United States^[1] to Argentina.^[2]

Species

Melanchroia aterea
Melanchroia carbonaria
Melanchroia chephise
Melanchroia geometroides
Melanchroia regnatrix
Melanchroia tepens
Melanchroia vazquezae
Melanchroia venata

References

↑ "White-tipped Black, Melanchroia chephise (Stoll, 1782)". October 22, 2009. http://texasento.net/Melanchroia.htm. Retrieved April 17, 2017.
↑ "Melanchroia aterea" (in Spanish). EcoRegistros.org. http://www.ecoregistros.org/ficha/Melanchroia-aterea. Retrieved April 17, 2017.

Pitkin, Brian; Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Geometridae". Natural History Museum, London. http://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/butmoth/search/GenusList3.dsml?&FAMILY=Geometridae&sort=GENUS.

Wikidata ☰ Q6811190 entry

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[USA-1] "White-tipped Black, Melanchroia chephise (Stoll, 1782)". October 22, 2009. http://texasento.net/Melanchroia.htm. Retrieved April 17, 2017.

[Argentina-2] "Melanchroia aterea" (in Spanish). EcoRegistros.org. http://www.ecoregistros.org/ficha/Melanchroia-aterea. Retrieved April 17, 2017.

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Melanchroia

Topic: Biology

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