Melapera
Appearance
Melapera | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Erebidae |
Subfamily: | Calpinae |
Genus: | Melapera Hampson, 1908 |
Melapera is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by George Hampson in 1908. Both species are known from Madagascar.[1][2][3]
Species
[edit]- Melapera rhodophora (Mabille, 1879)
- Melapera roastis Hampson, 1908
References
[edit]- ^ Savela, Markku (March 11, 2020). "Melapera Hampson, 1908". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Melapera". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
- ^ Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Melapera Hampson, 1908". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved June 20, 2020.