Melodryas

Melodryas
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Tineidae
Genus:	Melodryas Meyrick, 1910
Species:	M. doris
Binomial name
Melodryas doris Meyrick, 1910

Melodryas are a genus of insect, belonging to the family Tineidae.^[1] It contains only one species, Melodryas doris, which is found on the Solomon Islands.

The wingspan is 20-21 mm. The forewings are elongate and purplish-black with a broad orange transverse fascia.^[2]

References

1. ^ Global Taxonomic Database of Tineidae
2. ^ Transactions of the Entomological Society of London

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