Melitara
| Melitara | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pyralidae |
| Genus: | Melitara Walker, 1863 |
| Synonyms | |
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Melitara is a genus of snout moths in the subfamily Phycitinae. It was described by Walker in 1863. Some sources list it as a synonym of Zophodia,[1] while others retain it as a valid genus.[2]
Species
- Melitara apicigrammella Blanchard & Knudson, 1985
- Melitara dentata (Grote, 1876) – North American Cactus Moth
- Melitara doddalis Dyar, 1925
- Melitara junctolineella (Hulst, 1900)
- Melitara prodenialis Walker, 1863
- Melitara subumbrella (Dyar, 1925)
- Melitara texana Neunzig, 1997
References
- ↑ "World Pyraloidea Database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2011-10-07.
- ↑ "Melitara at funet". Nic.funet.fi. Retrieved 2012-02-01.
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