Menesta melanella is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Mary Murtfeldt in 1890. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded is the states: Alabama, Arizona, Florida, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio and South Carolina.[1][2]
| Menesta melanella | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Depressariidae |
| Genus: | Menesta |
| Species: | M. melanella
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| Menesta melanella Murtfeldt, 1890
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Its wingspan is 10–12 mm. The forewings are blackish brown with greenish-violet reflections, and a triangular patch of white scales on the costa about midway between the base and the apex. The hindwings have a broad white streak extending along the costa from the base to beyond midpoint.
The larvae feed on Quercus obtusiloba and Quercus stellata.[3]
References
edit- ^ Menesta at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms.
- ^ mothphotographersgroup
- ^ Proceedings of the United States National Museum 116 (3495): 51
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