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Mapeta

Mapeta is a genus of moths belonging to the family Pyralidae.

Last revised
Jun 16, 2026
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Length
183 w
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Mapeta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Tribe: Pyralini
Genus: Mapeta
Walker, 1863 1
Type species
Mapeta xanthomelas
Walker, 1863 1
Synonyms

Homalochroa Lederer, 1863
Pyralopsis Boisduval, 1870 2

Mapeta is a genus of moths belonging to the family Pyralidae.

Species include:34

References

References

  1. Mapeta at Butterflies and Moths of the World, Natural History Museum
  2. Pyralopsis at Butterflies and Moths of the World, Natural History MuseumPitkin & Jenkins (2004)
  3. Myers, P.; R. Espinosa; C. S. Parr; T. Jones; G. S. Hammond & T. A. Dewey (2018). "Mapeta". The Animal Diversity Web (online).
  4. See references in Savela (2009)
  5. Biologia Centrali-Americana
  • Pitkin & Jenkins (2004), and see references in Savela (2011)
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