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Lepidoptera > Thyridoidea > Thyrididae > Siculodinae > Rhodoneurini > Mellea

Mellea taeniata (Warren, 1908)

Mellea taeniata

Mellea taeniata
Indian and global distribution:
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Adult moth observations that have been databased:
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Arunachal Pradesh
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Similiar species:
Mellea tetragonata in which sub-basal and ante-medial fascia are straight. Also, sometime white spots on HW & FW. http://www.pyralidsofborneo.org/index.php?mellea-tetragonata-walker
References:
  1. Haruta, T. (Ed.). 1992-2000. Moths of Nepal. TINEA. Vol. 13 (Supplement 2). The Japan Heterocerists’ Society, Tokyo  139/17
  2. Warren 1908, Novit. Zool. 15: 327 (Sikkim, Khasis) as Junior syn Banisia taeniata
  3. Whitaker, T., S. Sutton & H. Barlow. Pyralid Moths of Borneo - An illustrated guide http://www.pyralidsofborneo.org/index.php?mellea-taeniata-warren

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Anonymous. 2022. Mellea taeniata (Warren, 1908). In Sondhi, S., Y. Sondhi, P. Roy and K. Kunte (Chief Editors). Moths of India, v. 3.30. Indian Foundation for Butterflies. http://www.mothsofindia.org/sp/355823/Mellea-taeniata
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