Melaleucia
Encyclopedia
Melaleucia is a genus
of moth
s of the Micronoctuidae
family.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of moth
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
s of the Micronoctuidae
Micronoctuidae
The Micronoctuidae are a family of moths that includes about 400 described species. The family was first described in 2005.Micronoctua karsholti is the smallest of all species in the Noctuoidea superfamily.-Taxonomic History:...
family.
Species
- Subgenus Melaleucia Hampson, 1900
- Melaleucia upartaMelaleucia upartaMelaleucia uparta is a moth of the Micronoctuidae family. 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....
Fibiger, 2008 - Melaleucia tertiaMelaleucia tertiaMelaleucia tertia is a moth of the Micronoctuidae family. It is known from south-central Sri Lanka.There are probably multiple generations per year. With adults recorded in July, August and September....
Fibiger, 2008 - Melaleucia obliquifasciataMelaleucia obliquifasciataMelaleucia obliquifasciata is a moth of the Micronoctuidae family. It is known from south-central Sri Lanka.There are probably multiple generations per year. With adults recorded in all months except January, February, October and December....
(Hampson, 1896)
- Melaleucia uparta
- Subgenus Contrasta Fibiger, 2008
- Melaleucia leucomeraMelaleucia leucomeraMelaleucia leucomera is a moth of the Micronoctuidae family. It is known from south-central Sri Lanka.There are probably multiple generations per year. With adults recorded in April, May, June, August and September....
(Hampson, 1926)
- Melaleucia leucomera