Biology:Melanergon

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Short description: Genus of moths

Melanergon
Scientific classification
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Melanergon

Bethune-Baker, 1904
Species:
M. vidua
Binomial name
Melanergon vidua
(Walker, 1865)
Synonyms
  • Cotana vidua Walker, 1865
  • Melanergon proserpina Bethune-Baker, 1904
  • Melanergon vidua louisiadensis Rothschild, 1917
  • Melanergon vidua fergussonis Rothschild, 1917

Melanergon is a monotypic moth genus in the family Eupterotidae described by George Thomas Bethune-Baker in 1904. Its only species, Melanergon vidua, was described by Francis Walker in 1865.[1] It is found in New Guinea.[2]

The wingspan 70 mm. The forewings and hindwings are black and covered with black hairs. There is a broad diaphanous postmedial band through both wings.[3]

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