Mellea ordinaria

Mellea ordinaria
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Thyrididae
Genus: Mellea
Species: M. ordinaria
Binomial name
Mellea ordinaria
(Warren, 1896)[1]
Synonyms
  • Banisia ordinaria Warren, 1896
  • Banisia ordinaria nigristriata Warren, 1897
  • Banisia ordinaria hyphenata Warren, 1897

Mellea ordinaria is a species of moth of the Thyrididae family. It is found in Australia (including Queensland) and New Guinea.

Adults are brown with several wavy paler and darker bands across the wings.[2]

References

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