Merodictya is a monotypic moth genus of the family Crambidae described by William Warren in 1896.[2] It contains only one species, Merodictya marmorata, described by Thomas Pennington Lucas in 1892, which is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland and New South Wales.
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| Genus: | Merodictya |
| Species: | M. marmorata
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Adults are blotchy brown with a scattering of white spots on the wings.[3]
References
edit- ^ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2017). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
- ^ Pitkin, Brian; Jenkins, Paul (5 November 2004). "Merodictya Warren, 1896". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
- ^ Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (18 March 2012). "Merodictya marmorata (T.P. Lucas, 1892)". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
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