Biology:Melitara texana
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Short description: Species of moth
| Melitara texana | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pyralidae |
| Genus: | Melitara |
| Species: | M. texana
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| Binomial name | |
| Melitara texana Neunzig, 1997[1]
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Melitara texana is a species of snout moth in the genus Melitara. It was described by Herbert H. Neunzig in 1997 and is found in southern Texas and adjacent Mexico.
The larvae feed on Opuntia lindheimeri var. lindheimeri.[2]
References
- ↑ "800593.00 – 5971.2 – Melitara texana – Neunzig, 1997". Mississippi State University. http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=5971.2. Retrieved June 25, 2018.
- ↑ Cactus Feeding Moths
Wikidata ☰ Q6812956 entry
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