Melese dorothea is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Caspar Stoll in 1782. It is found in French Guiana, Suriname, Brazil, Paraguay, Ecuador, Peru and Panama.[1][2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Genus: | Melese |
| Species: | M. dorothea
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| Binomial name | |
| Melese dorothea (Stoll, [1782])
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References
edit- ^ Savela, Markku. "Melese dorothea (Stoll, [1782])". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 12, 2019.
- ^ Toulgoët, Hervé de & Navatte, Jocelyne (2000). "Melese dorothea (Stoll, 1782)". Illustrated Catalogue of the Arctiidae Arctiinae and Pericopinae of French Guyana Found in the Collection of the Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle in Paris. Retrieved September 12, 2019.
- Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.