About Mapeta xanthomelas Walker, 1863
Mapeta xanthomelas is a species of snout moth. It is the type species of the genus Mapeta. This species was described by Francis Walker in 1863. Its known range spans Jamaica, Mexico, and Venezuela.
Mapeta xanthomelas Walker, 1863 is a animal in the Pyralidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.
Mapeta xanthomelas Walker, 1863
Mapeta xanthomelas Walker, 1863
Mapeta xanthomelas is the type snout moth species of genus Mapeta, described in 1863, found across parts of Central and South America and the Caribbean.
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