Meroptera nevadensis

Meroptera nevadensis
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Meroptera
Species:
M. nevadensis
Binomial name
Meroptera nevadensis
Neunzig, 2003

Meroptera nevadensis is a species of snout moth in the genus Meroptera. It was described by Herbert H. Neunzig in 2003 from Elko County, Nevada in the United States.Its species epithet references the state of Nevada. The species is also found in Arizona and California.[1]

References

  1. ^ Moth Photographers Group at Mississippi State University