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Melathrix
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Melathrix

Melathrix is a monotypic snout moth genus described by Émile Louis Ragonot in 1893. Its only species, Melathrix praetextella, was described by Hugo Theodor Christoph in 1877, originally under the genus Pempelia, but was subsequently moved to Melathrix by Ragonot. It is known from Turkmenistan (including Krasnowodsk, the type location).

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5 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Melathrix coenulentella

speciesMelathrix coenulentella

Melathrix fartakensis

speciesMelathrix fartakensis

Melathrix kasyi

speciesMelathrix kasyi

Melathrix cornutella

speciesMelathrix cornutella

Melathrix praetextella

speciesMelathrix praetextella

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 1290885.