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Genus of moths

Melodryas
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tineidae
Genus: Melodryas
Meyrick, 1910
Species: M. doris
Binomial name
Melodryas doris
Meyrick, 1910

Melodryas is a genus of moths belonging to the family Tineidae. It contains only one species, Melodryas doris, which is found on the Solomon Islands.

The wingspan is 20–21 mm. The forewings are elongate and purplish-black with a broad orange transverse fascia.

References

  1. Global Taxonomic Database of Tineidae
  2. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London
Taxon identifiers
Melodryas doris


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