Mapeta xanthomelas

(Mapeta xanthomelas)

Description

Mapeta xanthomelas is a species of snout moth and the type species in the genus Mapeta. It was described by Francis Walker in 1863 and is known from Guatemala and Venezuela.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum:

Class: Insecta

Order:Lepidoptera

Family:Pyralidae

Genus:Mapeta

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