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Melitara texana

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Melitara texana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Melitara
Species: M. texana
Binomial name
Melitara texana
Neunzig, 1997
Synonyms
  • Zophodia texana

Melitara texana is a species of snout moth in the genus Melitara. It was described by Herbert H. Neunzig in 1997 and is found in southern Texas and adjacent Mexico.

The larvae feed on Opuntia lindheimeri var. lindheimeri.

References

  1. "800593.00 – 5971.2 – Melitara texana – Neunzig, 1997". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved June 25, 2018.
  2. Cactus Feeding Moths
Taxon identifiers
Melitara texana


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