Biology:Merocrates

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Short description: Genus of moths

Merocrates
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lecithoceridae
Genus: Merocrates
Meyrick, 1931
Species:
M. themelias
Binomial name
Merocrates themelias
Meyrick, 1931

Merocrates is a monotypic moth genus in the family Lecithoceridae.[1] Its single species, Merocrates themelias, is found on New Guinea. Both the genus and species were first described by Edward Meyrick in 1931.[2]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q18523702 entry