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Pricklypear Borers
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Pricklypear Borers

Melitara

Melitara is a genus of snout moths in the subfamily Phycitinae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1863. Some sources list it as a synonym of Zophodia, while others retain it as a valid genus.

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8 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Blue Cactus Borer

speciesMelitara dentata

Melitara subumbrella

speciesMelitara subumbrella

Eastern Cactus-boring Moth

speciesMelitara prodenialis

Melitara junctolineella

speciesMelitara junctolineella

Melitara doddalis

speciesMelitara doddalis

Melitara apicigrammella

speciesMelitara apicigrammella

Melitara texana

speciesMelitara texana

Melitara parabates

speciesMelitara parabates

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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 177075.