Melaleucia leucomera

Melaleucia leucomera
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Micronoctuidae
Genus:	Melaleucia
Species:	M. leucomera
Binomial name
Melaleucia leucomera (Hampson, 1926)
Synonyms
Tolpia leucomera Hampson, 1926

Melaleucia leucomera is a moth of the Micronoctuidae family. It is known from south-central Sri Lanka.

There are probably multiple generations per year. With adults recorded in April, May, June, August and September.

The wingspan is 15-16 mm. The forewing is broad and white or beige-white with a fine, narrow, partly interrupted subterminal line. There are terminal lines in some specimens, marked by black interveinal dots. The hindwing is greyish brown, with an indistinct discal spot.

References

• Fibiger, M. 2008: Revision of the Micronoctuidae (Lepidoptera: Noctuoidea). Part 2, Taxonomy of the Belluliinae, Magninae and Parachrostiinae. Zootaxa, 1867: 1-136. Abstract & excerpt

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