Meridarchis unitacta is a moth in the Carposinidae family. It is found in Madagascar.[1]
| Meridarchis unitacta | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Carposinidae |
| Genus: | Meridarchis |
| Species: | M. unitacta
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| Binomial name | |
| Meridarchis unitacta Diakonoff, 1970
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This species has a wingspan of 19mm, and is characterized by its long, narrow wings, and black irrorated markings appearing greyish except for a jet-black dot below the end of the posterior side of costal triangle.[2]
References
edit- ^ Afro Moths
- ^ Diakonoff, A. 1970a. Lepidoptera Tortricoidea from Tsaratanana Range (North Madagascar). - Mémoires O.R.S.T.O.M. 37:149–150.
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