Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Oecophoridae Rank Genus | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Species M. heliaca | |
Melochrysis heliaca is a moth of the Oecophoridae family and only species in the Melochrysis genus. It is found in Guyana.
The wingspan is about 13 mm for males and 16-17 mm for females. The forewings are deep ochreous-orange and the hindwings are whitish-orange-ochreous.
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