Melanomma auricinctaria

Melanomma auricinctaria, the gold-lined melanomma moth, is the only species in the monotypic genus of moths Melanomma in the family Erebidae. It is found in the United States and Canada. Both the genus and species were first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1875.[1][2][3][4][5]

Melanomma auricinctaria
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Melanomma
Grote, 1875
Species:
M. auricinctaria
Binomial name
Melanomma auricinctaria
Grote, 1875

References edit

  1. ^ Savela, Markku (July 3, 2019). "Melanomma Grote, 1875". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved June 19, 2020.
  2. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Melanomma auricinctaria​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved June 19, 2020.
  3. ^ Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Melanomma Grote, 1875". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. doi:10.5519/s93616qw. Retrieved June 19, 2020.
  4. ^ "930591.00 – 8412 – Melanomma auricinctaria – Gold-lined Melanomma Moth – Grote, 1875". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved June 19, 2020.
  5. ^ Lotts, Kelly & Naberhaus, Thomas (2017). "Melanomma auricinctaria Grote, 1875". Butterflies and Moths of North America. Retrieved June 19, 2020.