Melora amygdaloides
| Melora amygdaloides | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Tribe: | Arctiini |
| Subtribe: | Incertae sedis |
| Genus: | Melora Walker, 1855 |
| Species: | M. amygdaloides
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| Binomial name | |
| Melora amygdaloides Walker, 1855
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Melora is a monotypic moth genus in the subfamily Arctiinae. Its single species, Melora amygdaloides, is found in Brazil. Both the genus and species were first described by Francis Walker in 1855.[1]
References
- ^ Savela, Markku. "Melora Walker, 1855". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 21, 2019.
- Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.