Termessa xanthomelas is a moth in the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Oswald Bertram Lower in 1892. It is found in Australia,[1] where it has been recorded from the Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia and Victoria.[2]

Termessa xanthomelas
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Termessa
Species:
T. xanthomelas
Binomial name
Termessa xanthomelas
Lower, 1892
Synonyms
  • Termessa terpnodes Turner, 1940

References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku (24 June 2015). "Termessa xanthomelas Lower, 1892". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  2. ^ Australian Faunal Directory