Melochrysis
Monotypic moth genus
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Melochrysis heliaca is a moth of the family Oecophoridae and the only species in the genus Melochrysis. It is found in Guyana.[1]
| Melochrysis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Oecophoridae |
| Subfamily: | Oecophorinae |
| Genus: | Melochrysis Meyrick, 1916 |
| Species: | M. heliaca |
| Binomial name | |
| Melochrysis heliaca Meyrick, 1916 | |
The wingspan is about 13 mm for males and 16–17 mm for females. The forewings are deep ochreous-orange and the hindwings are whitish-orange-ochreous.[2]
