Biology:Melastrota
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Short description: Genus of moths
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| Genus: | Melastrota Hampson, 1905
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| Species: | M. nigrisquamata
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| Melastrota nigrisquamata (Swinhoe, 1901)
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Melastrota is a monotypic moth genus in the subfamily Arctiinae erected by George Hampson in 1905. Its only species, Melastrota nigrisquamata, was described by Swinhoe in 1901. It is found in Australia ,[1] where it has been recorded from Queensland.
References
- ↑ Savela, Markku (27 October 2015). "Melastrota Hampson, 1905". https://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/noctuoidea/arctiidae/lithosiinae/melastrota/. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
- Pitkin, Brian; Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Natural History Museum, London. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/butmoth/search/GenusList3.dsml?&FAMILY=Arctiidae&sort=GENUS.
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