Merocrates
Genus of moths
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Merocrates is a monotypic moth genus in the family Lecithoceridae.[1] Its single species, Merocrates themelias, is found on New Guinea. Both the genus and species were first described by Edward Meyrick in 1931.[2]
| Merocrates | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lecithoceridae |
| Genus: | Merocrates Meyrick, 1931 |
| Species: | M. themelias |
| Binomial name | |
| Merocrates themelias Meyrick, 1931 | |
