Melastrota is a monotypic moth genus in the subfamily Arctiinae erected by George Hampson in 1905. Its only species, Melastrota nigrisquamata, was described by Swinhoe in 1901. It is found in Australia,[1] where it has been recorded from Queensland.
melastrota, monotypic, moth, genus, subfamily, arctiinae, erected, george, hampson, 1905, only, species, nigrisquamata, described, swinhoe, 1901, found, australia, where, been, recorded, from, queensland, scientific, classificationkingdom, animaliaphylum, arth. Melastrota is a monotypic moth genus in the subfamily Arctiinae erected by George Hampson in 1905 Its only species Melastrota nigrisquamata was described by Swinhoe in 1901 It is found in Australia 1 where it has been recorded from Queensland MelastrotaScientific classificationKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ArthropodaClass InsectaOrder LepidopteraFamily ErebidaeSubfamily ArctiinaeGenus MelastrotaHampson 1905Species M nigrisquamataBinomial nameMelastrota nigrisquamata Swinhoe 1901 SynonymsPseudoblabes nigrisquamata Swinhoe 1901 Pseudoblabes dona Swinhoe 1901References edit Savela Markku 27 October 2015 Melastrota Hampson 1905 Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms Retrieved 23 October 2019 Pitkin Brian amp Jenkins Paul Search results Family Arctiidae Butterflies and Moths of the World Natural History Museum London nbsp This Lithosiini related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Melastrota amp oldid 1123026643, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
