Melitara apicigrammella

Melitara apicigrammella is a species of snout moth in the genus Melitara. It was described by André Blanchard and Edward C. Knudson in 1985 and is found in the US state of Texas.[2]

Melitara apicigrammella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Melitara
Species:
M. apicigrammella
Binomial name
Melitara apicigrammella
Blanchard & Knudson, 1985[1]
Synonyms
  • Zophodia apicigrammella

Adults are on wing from April to June and from August to September.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Moth Photographers Group at Mississippi State University
  2. ^ Savela, Markku. "Melitara Walker, 1863". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 20, 2017.
  3. ^ Cactus Feeding Moths