Melochrysis
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| Genus: | Melochrysis Meyrick, 1916
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| Species: | M. heliaca
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| Melochrysis heliaca Meyrick, 1916
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Melochrysis heliaca is a moth of the Oecophoridae family and only species in the Melochrysis genus. It is found in Guyana.[1]
The wingspan is about 13 mm for males and 16–17 mm for females. The forewings are deep ochreous-orange and the hindwings are whitish-orange-ochreous.[2]
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