Menesta melanella

Menesta melanella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Genus: Menesta
Species:
M. melanella
Binomial name
Menesta melanella
Murtfeldt, 1890

Menesta melanella is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Mary Murtfeldt in 1890. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded is the states: Alabama, Arizona, Florida, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio and South Carolina.[1][2]

Its wingspan is 10–12 mm. The forewings are blackish brown with greenish-violet reflections, and a triangular patch of white scales on the costa about midway between the base and the apex. The hindwings have a broad white streak extending along the costa from the base to beyond midpoint.

The larvae feed on Quercus obtusiloba and Quercus stellata.[3]

References

  1. ^ Menesta at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms.
  2. ^ mothphotographersgroup
  3. ^ Proceedings of the United States National Museum 116 (3495): 51 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.


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