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.
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pyralidae |
| Genus: | Mapeta |
| Species: | M. xanthomelas |
| Binomial name | |
| Mapeta xanthomelas Walker, 1863 | |
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References
- Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2011). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2011-09-29.
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