| Melitara | |
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| Melitara dentata (adult) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pyralidae |
| Tribe: | Phycitini |
| Genus: | Melitara Walker, 1863 |
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Melitara is a genus of snout moths in the subfamily Phycitinae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1863. Some sources list it as a synonym of Zophodia,1 while others retain it as a valid genus.2
Species
- Melitara apicigrammella Blanchard & Knudson, 1985
- Melitara dentata (Grote, 1876) – North American cactus moth
- Melitara doddalis Dyar, 1925
- Melitara junctolineella (Hulst, 1900)
- Melitara prodenialis Walker, 1863
- Melitara subumbrella (Dyar, 1925)
- Melitara texana Neunzig, 1997
References
References
- "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved August 20, 2017.
- Savela, Markku. "Melitara Walker, 1863". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 20, 2017.