Melese drucei

Melese drucei is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Walter Rothschild in 1909. It is found in Suriname, Peru, Brazil, Guyana.[1] and French Guiana.[2]

Melese drucei
Male
Female
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Melese
Species:
M. drucei
Binomial name
Melese drucei

The forewing is 17 mm (0.67 in) long in males and 21 mm (0.83 in) long in females.[3]

References

  1. Savela, Markku. "Melese drucei (Rothschild, 1909)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 22, 2019.
  2. "Taxonomy Browser: Melese drucei". Barcode of Life Data System (BOLD). Retrieved September 22, 2019.
  3. Novitates Zoologicae


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