Melanchra

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Kingdom Animalia Scientific name Melanchra Higher classification Hadenini Order Butterflies and moths		Family Noctuidae Phylum Arthropoda Rank Genus

Similar Dot moth, Noctuidae, Butterflies and moths, Ceramica pisi, Lacanobia

Hitched arches moth noctuidae melanchra adjuncta dorsal view

Melanchra is a genus of moths of the Noctuidae family.

Melanchra adjuncta (Boisduval, 1852)

Melanchra assimilis (Morrison, 1874)

Melanchra diabolica Plante, 1990

Melanchra dierli Behounek, 1995

Melanchra granti Warren, 1905

Melanchra persicariae (Linnaeus, 1761) – Dot moth

Melanchra picta (Harris, 1841) – Zebra caterpillar moth

Melanchra postalba Sugi, 1982

Melanchra pulverulenta (Smith, 1888)

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