Melanchroia

Melanchroia is a genus of moths in the family of diurnal neotropical moths, Geometridae, and subfamily Ennominae. The genus was proposed by Jacob Hübner in 1819. Its species can be found from the southeastern United States[1] to Argentina.[2]

Melanchroia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Geometridae
Genus:
Melanchroia

Hübner, [1819]

Species

Cladogram according to the Catalogue of Life:[3]

Melanchroia 
 

Melanchroia astigma

 
 

Melanchroia aterea

 
 

Melanchroia carbonaria

 
 

Melanchroia cephise

 
 

Melanchroia chephise

 
 

Melanchroia corvaria

 
 

Melanchroia cymodegma

 
 

Melanchroia expositata

 
 

Melanchroia fumosa

 
 

Melanchroia geometroides

 
 

Melanchroia mors

 
 

Melanchroia pylotis

 
 

Melanchroia quadripuncta

 
 

Melanchroia regnatrix

 
 

Melanchroia subnotata

 
 

Melanchroia tepens

 
 

Melanchroia vazquezae

 
 

Melanchroia venata

 
 
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References
  1. "White-tipped Black, Melanchroia crephise (Stoll, 1782)". Texas Lep Information. October 22, 2009. Retrieved April 17, 2017.
  2. "Melanchroia aterea" (in Spanish). EcoRegistros.org. Retrieved April 17, 2017.
  3. "Results for Melanchroia". Catalogue of Life.


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