Merodictya marmorata Lucas, 1892 is a animal in the Crambidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.
Merodictya marmorata Lucas, 1892
Merodictya marmorata is the only species in the monotypic moth genus Merodictya, found in eastern Australia, with blotchy brown wings spotted white.
Merodictya is a monotypic moth genus in the family Crambidae. It was first described by William Warren in 1896. The genus contains only one species, Merodictya marmorata, which was described by Thomas Pennington Lucas in 1892. This species is found in Australia, with confirmed records from the regions of Queensland and New South Wales. Adult individuals of Merodictya marmorata are blotchy brown, and have a scattering of white spots across their wings.
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