Elysius melanoplaga is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by George Hampson in 1901. It is found in Ecuador and Bolivia.[1]

Elysius melanoplaga
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Elysius
Species:
E. melanoplaga
Binomial name
Elysius melanoplaga
Hampson, 1901
Synonyms
  • Elysius amarua Seitz, 1922

Subspecies

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  • Elysius melanoplaga melanoplaga (Ecuador)
  • Elysius melanoplaga amarua Seitz, 1922 (Bolivia)

References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku. "Elysius melanoplaga Hampson, 1901". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 11, 2019.