Melese drucei is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Walter Rothschild in 1909. It is found in Suriname, Peru, Brazil, Guyana.[1] and French Guiana.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Genus: | Melese |
| Species: | M. drucei
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| Melese drucei Rothschild, 1909
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The forewing is 17 mm (0.67 in) long in males and 21 mm (0.83 in) long in females.[3]
References
edit- ^ Savela, Markku. "Melese drucei (Rothschild, 1909)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 22, 2019.
- ^ "Taxonomy Browser: Melese drucei". Barcode of Life Data System (BOLD). Retrieved September 22, 2019.
- ^ Novitates Zoologicae