Melanothrix leucotrigona

Melanothrix leucotrigona is a moth in the family Eupterotidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1893.[1] It is found in Myanmar, the Mergui Archipelago and Peninsular Malaysia.[2]

Melanothrix leucotrigona
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Eupterotidae
Genus:
Melanothrix
Species:
M. leucotrigona
Binomial name
Melanothrix leucotrigona
Hampson, 1893
Synonyms
  • Melanothrix nicevillei Hampson, 1896
  • Melanothrix intermedia Rothschild, 1917

References
  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Melanothrix leucotrigona". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 26, 2018.
  2. The Moths of Borneo


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