Melanergon
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Genus: | Melanergon Bethune-Baker, 1904
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Species: | M. vidua
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Melanergon vidua (Walker, 1865)
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Melanergon is a monotypic moth genus in the family Eupterotidae described by George Thomas Bethune-Baker in 1904. Its only species, Melanergon vidua, was described by Francis Walker in 1865.[1] It is found in New Guinea.[2]
The wingspan 70 mm. The forewings and hindwings are black and covered with black hairs. There is a broad diaphanous postmedial band through both wings.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Melanergon". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved October 17, 2018.
- ^ Savela, Markku. "Melanergon Bethune-Baker, 1904". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 29, 2018.
- ^ Novitates Zoologicae 11 (2): 372
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