Mapeta xanthomelas

Mapeta xanthomelas is a species of snout moth and the type species in the genus Mapeta.[1] It was described by Francis Walker in 1863 and is known from Jamaica and Mexico to Venezuela.

Mapeta xanthomelas
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Mapeta
Species:
M. xanthomelas
Binomial name
Mapeta xanthomelas
Walker, 1863
Synonyms
  • Homalochroa aestivalis Lederer, 1863
  • Pyralopsis divisa Boisduval, 1870

References

  1. Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2011). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2011-09-29.


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