Biology:Melitara texana

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Short description: Species of moth

Melitara texana
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Melitara
Species:
M. texana
Binomial name
Melitara texana
Neunzig, 1997[1]
Synonyms
  • Zophodia texana

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

Wikidata ☰ Q6812956 entry