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Meharia
''Meharia'' is a genus of moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...s belonging to the family Cossidae. Diagnosis ''Meharia'' is distinguished from all other Cossidae genus by a number of apomorphous characters: the specific “tineoid appearance”, the reduction of the lateral processes of the juxta, the specific dorsolateral sclerotization of the asymmetric aedeagus and the specific ribbon – like epiphysis. Description These are small to medium-sized moths, females larger; eyes naked; male and female antennae bipectinate along their length; proboscis reduced; legs long, slender; foretibia bearing a ribbon-like epiphysis; forewing elongate, rounded on the outer margin; forewing pattern has alternate dark and pale spots and bands transversely; hindwing uniform. Di ...
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Meharia Incurvariella
''Meharia incurvariella'' is a moth in the family Cossidae. It is found in Algeria, Morocco, Iran, Afghanistan and Pakistan. Subspecies *''Meharia incurvariella incurvariella'' (Algeria, Morocco) *''Meharia incurvariella persica'' (Wiltshire, 1946) (Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan) References Moths described in 1915 Meharia {{Cossoidea-stub ...
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Meharia Yakovlevi
''Meharia yakovlevi'' is a moth in the family Cossidae. It is found in Socotra, Yemen Yemen (; ar, ٱلْيَمَن, al-Yaman), officially the Republic of Yemen,, ) is a country in Western Asia. It is situated on the southern end of the Arabian Peninsula, and borders Saudi Arabia to the Saudi Arabia–Yemen border, north and .... References Moths described in 2010 Meharia Endemic fauna of Socotra {{Cossoidea-stub ...
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Meharia Scythica
''Meharia scythica'' is a moth in the family Cossidae. It is found in Russia Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a List of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia, Northern Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, largest country in the ... ( Volgograd and Astrakhan regions)., 2005: New data on distribution and systematic of Cossidae (Lepidoptera) of Europe and adjacent territories. ''Eversmannia'' 3-4: 18-27. Full article/ref> References Moths described in 2005 Meharia {{Cossoidea-stub ...
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Meharia Murphyi
''Meharia murphyi'' is a moth in the family Cossidae. It is found in Malawi., 2013: The Cossidae (Lepidoptera) of Malawi with descriptions of two new species. ''Zootaxa'', 3709 (4): 371-393. Abstract/ref> References Endemic fauna of Malawi Moths described in 2013 Meharia {{Cossoidea-stub ...
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Meharia Acuta
''Meharia acuta'' is a moth in the family Cossidae. It is found in Saudi Arabia, Oman and Yemen. References Moths described in 1982 Meharia Invertebrates of the Arabian Peninsula {{Cossoidea-stub ...
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Meharia Hackeri
''Meharia hackeri'' is a moth in the family Cossidae. It is found in Socotra, Yemen. The wingspan is 21–22 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is yellowish brown with white longitudinal fascia forming the wing pattern. Etymology The species' name is dedicated to Hermann Hacker, a prominent German lepidopterist, who has contributed much to the investigation of macro-moths of the Arabian peninsula and Africa. References Moths described in 2011 Meharia Endemic fauna of Socotra {{Cossoidea-stub ...
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Meharia Fischeri
''Meharia fischeri'' is a moth in the family Cossidae. It is found in Morocco. References Moths described in 2008 Meharia Endemic fauna of Morocco Moths of Africa {{Cossoidea-stub ...
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Meharia Philbyi
''Meharia philbyi'' is a moth in the family Cossidae. It is found in Saudi Arabia, Yemen and Oman Oman ( ; ar, عُمَان ' ), officially the Sultanate of Oman ( ar, سلْطنةُ عُمان ), is an Arabian country located in southwestern Asia. It is situated on the southeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula, and spans the mouth of t .... References Moths described in 1952 Meharia Invertebrates of the Arabian Peninsula {{Cossoidea-stub ...
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