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Melanothrix alternans

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Melanothrix alternans
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Eupterotidae
Genus: Melanothrix
Species:
M. alternans
Binomial name
Melanothrix alternans
Pagenstecher, 1890
Synonyms
  • Melanothrix homochroa Grunberg, 1914

Melanothrix alternans is a moth in the family Eupterotidae. It was described by Pagenstecher in 1890.[1] It is found in the Philippines (Palawan) and on Borneo. The habitat consists of hill dipterocarp forests and wet heath forests.

References

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