Melese dorothea

Melese dorothea is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Caspar Stoll in 1782. It is found in French Guiana, Suriname, Brazil, Paraguay, Ecuador, Peru and Panama.[1][2]

Melese dorothea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Melese
Species:
M. dorothea
Binomial name
Melese dorothea
(Stoll, [1782])
Synonyms
  • Phalaena dorothea Stoll, [1782]
  • Zatrephes dorothea
  • Elysius dorothea
  • Phalaena cruenta Sepp, 1848

References

  1. Savela, Markku. "Melese dorothea (Stoll, [1782])". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 12, 2019.
  2. Toulgoët, Hervé de & Navatte, Jocelyne (2000). "Melese dorothea (Stoll, 1782)". Illustrated Catalogue of the Arctiidae Arctiinae and Pericopinae of French Guyana Found in the Collection of the Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle in Paris. Retrieved September 12, 2019.


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