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Melanthia
Sign in to saveMelanthia is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae erected by Philogène Auguste Joseph Duponchel in 1829.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Melanthia is referenced by 6 other articles, and connects out to Geometridae, Animalia and insect.
It is catalogued under topics including Melanthiini and Taxa named by Philogène Auguste Joseph Duponchel.
Its subject is documented across 8 Wikipedia language editions.
Species
Pretty Chalk Carpet
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassInsecta
- OrderLepidoptera
- FamilyGeometridae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 8
- Family
- Geometridae
- Collections
- RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE, USNM
- Recorded in
- Canada
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Geometridae
- Image
- Melanthia procellata01.jpg
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- taxon name
- Melanthia
- taxon rank
- genus
- topic's main category
- Category:Melanthia
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Melanthia is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae erected by Philogène Auguste Joseph Duponchel in 1829.
==Species== Melanthia alaudaria (Freyer, 1846) Melanthia procellata (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) – pretty chalk carpet
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