Melanothrix nymphaliaria

Melanothrix nymphaliaria
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Eupterotidae
Genus:	Melanothrix
Species:	M. nymphaliaria
Binomial name
	Melanothrix nymphaliaria; (Walker, 1866)
Synonyms
	Gnophos nymphaliaria Waker, 1866; Melanothrix pulchricolor Felder, 1874; Euterote coryna Swinhoe, 1893; Melanothrix atropurpurea Aurivillius, 1894; Melanothrix albidior Rothschild, 1910; Melanothrix radiata Grunberg, 1914; Melanthrix leucotrigona sundaensis Holloway, 1976;

Melanothrix nymphaliaria is a moth in the family Eupterotidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1866.^[1] It is found on Java, Sumatra and Borneo and possibly also in the Philippines. The habitat consists of lowland forests.

References

^ Beccaloni, George; et al. (February 2005). "Scientific name search". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum, London.

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