Melisoides
Melisoides is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae. It contains only one species, Melisoides lobata, which is found in Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Equatorial Guinea.[1]
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Genus: | Melisoides Strand, 1912 |
| Species: | M. lobata |
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| Melisoides lobata Strand, 1912 | |
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The wingspan is about 43 mm for males and 47 mm for females. Both wings are lustrous deep bronzy purple, extending to a slight extent to the head and thorax.[2]
References
- De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2017). "Melisoides lobata Strand, 1912". Afromoths. Retrieved December 19, 2017.
- Bethune-Baker, G. T. 1927. Descriptions of new Heterocera from Africa and the East. - Annals and Magazine of Natural History (9)20:321–334
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