Melanchra

Hübner, 1820

Species Guides

Melanchra adjuncta(hitched arch)
Melanchra assimilis(Black Arches)
Melanchra picta(Zebra Caterpillar Moth)
Melanchra pulverulenta(Graphite Arches)

Melanchra is a of in the Noctuidae, Noctuinae. The genus includes approximately nine described distributed across the Holarctic region, with the best-known species being Melanchra persicariae (Dot Moth) and Melanchra picta (Zebra Caterpillar Moth). are typically and attracted to light. Larvae of at least some species are herbivores.

Melanchra pulverulenta by (c) Dave, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Dave. Used under a CC-BY license.

Melanchra by (c) Dan MacNeal, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Dan MacNeal. Used under a CC-BY license.

Melanchra picta by (c) brendanboyd, some rights reserved (CC BY). Used under a CC-BY license.

Pronunciation

How to pronounce Melanchra: //məˈlænkrə//

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Habitat

Woodland, hedgerows, waste ground, and garden (based on M. persicariae).

Distribution

Recorded across Europe and east across Eurasia to Japan; North America (including Vermont, USA); and Scandinavia (Denmark, Norway, Sweden).

More Details

Notable species

Melanchra persicariae (Dot ) has been the subject of sequencing; the assembly spans 647.9 Mb with 31 chromosomal pseudomolecules. Melanchra picta is known as the Zebra Caterpillar Moth and has been documented in entomological field work in the upper Midwest USA.