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Melanergon

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Melanergon
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Melanergon

Species:
M. vidua
Binomial name
Melanergon vidua
(Walker, 1865)
Synonyms
  • Cotana vidua Walker, 1865
  • Melanergon proserpina Bethune-Baker, 1904
  • Melanergon vidua louisiadensis Rothschild, 1917
  • Melanergon vidua fergussonis Rothschild, 1917

Melanergon is a monotypic moth genus in the family Eupterotidae described by George Thomas Bethune-Baker in 1904. Its only species, Melanergon vidua, was described by Francis Walker in 1865.[1] It is found in New Guinea.[2]

The wingspan 70 mm. The forewings and hindwings are black and covered with black hairs. There is a broad diaphanous postmedial band through both wings.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Melanergon​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved October 17, 2018.
  2. ^ Savela, Markku. "Melanergon Bethune-Baker, 1904". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 29, 2018.
  3. ^ Novitates Zoologicae 11 (2): 372 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.