''Melitara'' is a genus of
snout moths in the subfamily
Phycitinae. It was described by
Francis Walker in 1863. Some sources list it as a synonym of ''
Zophodia'',
while others retain it as a valid genus.
Species
* ''
Melitara apicigrammella''
Blanchard & Knudson, 1985
* ''
Melitara dentata
''Melitara dentata'', the North American cactus moth, is a moth of the family Pyralidae. The species was first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1876. It is native to western North America, where it is widespread from Alberta to southern ...
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(Grote, 1876) – North American cactus moth
* ''
Melitara doddalis''
Dyar, 1925
* ''
Melitara junctolineella''
(Hulst, 1900)
* ''
Melitara prodenialis''
Walker, 1863
* ''
Melitara subumbrella''
(Dyar, 1925)
* ''
Melitara texana''
Neunzig, 1997
References
Phycitini
Pyralidae genera
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