Melapera roastis Hampson, 1908
FAMILY | Erebidae |
SUBFAMILY | Calpinae |
GENUS | Melapera |
SPECIES | roastis |
AUTHOR | Hampson, 1908 |
ORIGINAL COMBINATION | Melapera roastis, sp. n. |
TYPE LOCALITY | Madagascar, Amber Forest, 3000 ft, 07.iii.1906, leg. Meade-Waldo. |
GEOGRAPHICAL COORDINATES | / |
TYPE SPECIMEN(S) | Holotype ♀, BMNH. |
STATUS | Species |
PUBLICATION | Hampson G. F. 1908a. On the moths collected during the cruise of the "Valhalla" during the winter 1905–06 by Mr. E. G. B. Meade-Waldo. - Annals and Magazine of Natural History (8) 1(6):474–491. |
PAGINATION |
488
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Species Distribution
COUNTRY | PROVINCE/STATE | PUBLICATION | PAGE |
Madagascar | Hampson G. F. 1908a. On the moths collected during the cruise of the "Valhalla" during the winter 1905–06 by Mr. E. G. B. Meade-Waldo. - Annals and Magazine of Natural History (8) 1(6):474–491. | 488 |
Host Plants
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