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Meroctena

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Meroctena is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae. The genus was first described by Julius Lederer in 1863.

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Vinony files it under Crambidae genera, Margaroniini and Taxa named by Julius Lederer (entomologist).

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GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumArthropoda
  3. ClassInsecta
  4. OrderLepidoptera
  5. FamilyCrambidae

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3
Family
Crambidae
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USNM
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Mexico

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Parent taxon
Crambidae
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Meroctena tullalis.jpg
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Meroctena is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae. The genus was first described by Julius Lederer in 1863.

==Species== Meroctena dichocrosialis Hampson, 1899 Meroctena staintonii Lederer, 1863 Meroctena tullalis (Walker, 1859) Meroctena zygialis Druce, 1899

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