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Melitara

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Family
  
Pyralidae

Rank
  
Genus

Class
  
Insecta

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Butterflies and moths

Melitara Larvae in prickly pear Melitara BugGuideNet

Similar
  
Butterflies and moths, Cactoblastis, Melitara dentata, Cactus moth, Phycitinae

Sp 4 armata melitara


Melitara is a genus of snout moths in the subfamily Phycitinae. It was described by Walker in 1863. Some sources list it as a synonym of Zophodia, while others retain it as a valid genus.

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Melitara Larvae in prickly pear Melitara BugGuideNet

Species

Melitara Moth larva on cactus Melitara BugGuideNet

  • Melitara apicigrammella Blanchard & Knudson, 1985
  • Melitara dentata (Grote, 1876) – North American Cactus Moth
  • Melitara doddalis Dyar, 1925
  • Melitara junctolineella (Hulst, 1900)
  • Melitara prodenialis Walker, 1863
  • Melitara subumbrella (Dyar, 1925)
  • Melitara texana Neunzig, 1997

    • Melitara bugguidenetimagesraw0QTRXQ0QTRXQDRKQFRXQS0SQ

    Melitara Melitara prodenialis Eastern Cactusboring Moth Discover Life

    Melitara Moth Photographers Group Melitara prodenialis 5970

    References

    Melitara Wikipedia
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