Biology:Meliaba
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Short description: Genus of moths
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| Genus: | Meliaba Walker, 1859
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| Species: | M. pelopsalis
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| Meliaba pelopsalis Walker, 1859
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Meliaba is a monotypic moth genus of the family Erebidae. Its only species, Meliaba pelopsalis, is known from South Africa , Eswatini, Tanzania and Zimbabwe.[1] Both the genus and the species were first described by Francis Walker in 1859.[2][3]
References
- ↑ De Prins, J.; De Prins, W. (2019). "Meliaba pelopsalis Walker, 1859". http://www.afromoths.net/species_by_code/MELIPELO. Retrieved January 6, 2020.
- ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I. et al., eds (2003). "Meliaba". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/lepindex/detail/?taxonno=286379.
- ↑ Pitkin, Brian; Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Meliaba Walker, 1859". Natural History Museum, London. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/butmoth/search/GenusDetails.dsml?NUMBER=17492.0. Retrieved January 6, 2020.
Wikidata ☰ Q6812274 entry
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