Melanchroiopsis

Melanchroiopsis is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. The genus was erected by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1918.[1][2][3]

Melanchroiopsis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Subfamily: Agaristinae
Genus: Melanchroiopsis
Dyar, 1918
Synonyms
  • Phasis Walker, 1854 (preocc.)
  • Shapis Nye, 1975

Species

  • Melanchroiopsis acroleuca Dyar, 1918
  • Melanchroiopsis mardava Druce, 1897
  • Melanchroiopsis noctilux Walker, 1854

References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Melanchroiopsis". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
  2. Savela, Markku (September 7, 2019). "Melanchroiopsis Dyar, 1918". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
  3. Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Melanchroiopsis Dyar, 1918". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved November 29, 2020.


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