Mapeta xanthomelas

Mapeta xanthomelas is a species of snout moth and the type species in the genus Mapeta. It was described by Francis Walker in 1863 and is known from Jamaica and Mexico to Venezuela.

Mapeta xanthomelas
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Mapeta
Species:
M. xanthomelas
Binomial name
Mapeta xanthomelas
Walker, 1863
Synonyms
  • Homalochroa aestivalis Lederer, 1863
  • Pyralopsis divisa Boisduval, 1870
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