Merodictya

Merodictya is a monotypic moth genus of the family Crambidae described by William Warren in 1896.[2] It contains only one species, Merodictya marmorata, described by Thomas Pennington Lucas in 1892, which is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland and New South Wales.

Merodictya
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Crambidae
Genus:
Merodictya

Warren, 1896[1]
Species:
M. marmorata
Binomial name
Merodictya marmorata
(T. P. Lucas, 1892)
Synonyms
  • Nausinoe marmorata T. P. Lucas, 1892
  • Merodictya subtessellalis Warren, 1896

Adults are blotchy brown with a scattering of white spots on the wings.[3]

References
  1. Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2017). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
  2. Pitkin, Brian; Jenkins, Paul (5 November 2004). "Merodictya Warren, 1896". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
  3. Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (18 March 2012). "Merodictya marmorata (T.P. Lucas, 1892)". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 30 May 2018.


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