Menesta melanella

Menesta melanella is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Mary Murtfeldt in 1890. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Alabama, Arizona, Florida, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio and South Carolina.[1][2]

Menesta melanella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Depressariidae
Genus:
Menesta
Species:
M. melanella
Binomial name
Menesta melanella
Murtfeldt, 1890

The wingspan is 10–12 mm. The forewings are blackish brown with greenish-violet reflections, and a triangular patch of white scales on the costa about midway between the base and the apex. The hindwings have a broad white streak extending along the costa from the base to beyond midpoint.

The larvae feed on Quercus obtusiloba and Quercus stellata.[3]

References
  1. Menesta at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms.
  2. mothphotographersgroup
  3. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 116 (3495): 51


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