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Meridarchis unitacta

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Meridarchis unitacta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Carposinidae
Genus: Meridarchis
Species:
M. unitacta
Binomial name
Meridarchis unitacta
Diakonoff, 1970

Meridarchis unitacta is a moth in the Carposinidae family. It is found in Madagascar.[1]

This species has a wingspan of 19mm, and is characterized by its long, narrow wings, and black irrorated markings appearing greyish except for a jet-black dot below the end of the posterior side of costal triangle.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Afro Moths
  2. ^ Diakonoff, A. 1970a. Lepidoptera Tortricoidea from Tsaratanana Range (North Madagascar). - Mémoires O.R.S.T.O.M. 37:149–150.
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