Biology:Melgona
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Short description: Genus of moths
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| Genus: | Melgona Nye, 1980
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| Species: | M. conia
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| Melgona conia (Collenette, 1956)
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Melgona is a monotypic moth genus in the subfamily Lymantriinae described by Nye in 1980. Its only species, Melgona conia, was first described by Cyril Leslie Collenette in 1956. It is found in Kenya, where it was described from Mount Elgon.[1][2]
References
- ↑ Savela, Markku (May 30, 2011). "Melgona Nye, 1980". https://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/noctuoidea/erebidae/lymantriinae/melgona/. Retrieved April 2, 2020.
- ↑ Pitkin, Brian; Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Melgona Watson, Fletcher & Nye, 1980". Natural History Museum, London. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/butmoth/search/GenusDetails.dsml?NUMBER=17487.0. Retrieved April 2, 2020.
Wikidata ☰ Q6812248 entry
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