Melnea
Genus of moths
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Melnea is a gelechioid moth genus usually placed in the cosmet moth family (Cosmopterigidae); its exact relationships are not yet resolved however. Only a single species is known, Melnea armigera. It ranges widely in insular Melanesia and southern Polynesia (Nuku Hiva, Tahiti, Palau, Fiji and the Solomons).[1] Furthermore it had been recorded from the Mauritius, Seychelles and Réunion.[2] Its distribution is the result of accidental introductions by human travellers but its hostplant remains unknown.
| Melnea | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Cosmopterigidae |
| Genus: | Melnea J.F.G.Clarke, 1986 |
| Species: | M. armigera |
| Binomial name | |
| Melnea armigera (Meyrick, 1923) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Ascalenia armigera Meyrick, 1923 | |
