| Melanastia | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pyralidae |
| Subfamily: | Phycitinae |
| Genus: | Melanastia Hampson, 1930 |
| Species: | M. bicolor |
| Binomial name | |
| Melanastia bicolor Hampson, 1930 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Melanastia is a monotypic snout moth genus described by George Hampson in 1930. Its only species, Melanastia bicolor, described in the same article,[1] is found in Nigeria[2] and South Africa.[3]
References
- ↑ "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved September 17, 2017.
- ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Melanastia". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum.
- ↑ De Prins, J.; De Prins, W. (2017). "Melanastia bicolor Hampson, 1930". Afromoths. Retrieved November 13, 2017.
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