Biology:Melanergon
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Short description: Genus of moths
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| Genus: | Melanergon Bethune-Baker, 1904
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| Species: | M. vidua
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| Melanergon vidua (Walker, 1865)
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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]
References
- ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I. et al., eds (2003). "Melanergon". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/lepindex/detail/?taxonno=58115.
- ↑ Savela, Markku. "Melanergon Bethune-Baker, 1904". http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/bombycoidea/eupterotidae/eupterotinae/melanergon/. Retrieved January 29, 2018.
- ↑ Novitates Zoologicae 11 (2): 372
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