Melitara
Melitara dentata (adult)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Tribe: Phycitini
Genus: Melitara
Walker, 1863
Synonyms
  • Megaphycis Grote, 1882
  • Olycella Dyar, 1928

Melitara is a genus of snout moths in the subfamily Phycitinae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1863. Some sources list it as a synonym of Zophodia,[1] while others retain it as a valid genus.[2]

Species

References

  1. โ†‘ "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved August 20, 2017.
  2. โ†‘ Savela, Markku. "Melitara Walker, 1863". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 20, 2017.


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