Melisomimas metallica

Melisomimas metallica
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cossidae
Genus: Melisomimas
Jordan, 1907
Species: M. metallica
Binomial name
Melisomimas metallica
Hampson, 1914
Synonyms
  • Melisomimas grandis Jordan, 1907 (nec Hampson, 1893)

Melisomimas metallica is a moth in the Cossidae family, and the only species in the genus Melisomimas. It is found in Nigeria and Sierra Leone.[1]

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