en Melitara

Melitara
	Melitara dentata (adult)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
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,^[1] while others retain it as a valid genus.^[2]

Species

Melitara apicigrammella Blanchard & Knudson, 1985
Melitara dentata (Grote, 1876) – North American cactus moth
Melitara doddalis Dyar, 1925
Melitara junctolineella (Hulst, 1900)
Melitara prodenialis Walker, 1863
Melitara subumbrella (Dyar, 1925)
Melitara texana Neunzig, 1997

References

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

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[Pyraloidea_db-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.

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