| Melochrysis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Oecophoridae |
| Genus: | Melochrysis Meyrick, 1916 |
| Species: | M. heliaca |
| Binomial name | |
| Melochrysis heliaca Meyrick, 1916 | |
Melochrysis heliaca is a moth of the family Oecophoridae and the only species in the genus Melochrysis. 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.
References
- Melochrysis at funet
- Exot. Microlep. 1 (17): 544
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| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Melochrysis | |
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