''Mapeta xanthomelas'' is a species of
snout moth and the
type species in the genus ''
Mapeta
''Mapeta'' is a genus of moths
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 approximatel ...
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It was described by
Francis Walker in 1863 and is known from
Jamaica and
Mexico to
Venezuela.
References
Moths described in 1863
Pyralinae
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