Melitara

Melitara
Melitara dentata (adult)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Tribe: Phycitini
Genus: Melitara
Walker, 1863
Synonyms
  • Megaphycis Grote, 1882
  • Olycella Dyar, 1928

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

Species

References

  1. ↑ "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved August 20, 2017.
  2. ↑ Savela, Markku. "Melitara Walker, 1863". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 20, 2017.