Melaleucia uparta
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| Melaleucia uparta | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Melaleucia |
| Species: | M. uparta |
| Binomial name | |
| Melaleucia uparta Fibiger, 2008 | |
Melaleucia uparta is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Michael Fibiger in 2008. It is known from south-central Sri Lanka.
There are probably multiple generations per year, with adults recorded in February, March, June, July, August and September.
The wingspan is 13–15 mm.