Melathrix
Sign in to saveMelathrix is a monotypic snout moth genus described by Émile Louis Ragonot in 1893. Its only species, Melathrix praetextella, was described by Hugo Theodor Christoph in 1877, originally under the genus Pempelia, but was subsequently moved to Melathrix by Ragonot. It is known from Turkmenistan (including Krasnowodsk, the type location).
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Within Vinony's link graph, Melathrix is referenced by 3 other articles, and connects out to Animalia, Turkmenistan and insect.
It sits within the topics Monotypic moth genera, Moths described in 1877 and Moths of Asia.
Its subject is documented across 6 Wikipedia language editions.
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