Melanthia

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Melanthia is a genus of Lepidoptera in the family geometrid moths.

EOL has data for 5 attributes, including:

Body symmetry
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/body_symmetry
- Definition: overall repetitive or reflective pattern in the body of one individual of this taxon. eg: bilateral symmetry, rotational symmetry, radial symmetry
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bilaterally symmetric
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0001324
- Definition: being symmetric about a plane running from frontal end to caudal end (head to tail), and having nearly identical right and left halves
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cellularity
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0001992
- Definition: An organismal quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearers consisting cells. [ PATOC:GVG ]
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multicellular
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0001993
- Definition: A cellularity quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearers consisting of more than one cell. [ PATOC:GVG ]
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developmental mode
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/DevelopmentalMode
- Definition: Broad recognized categories describing development, the process by which organisms grow and mature
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holometabolous
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/holometabolous
- Definition: Development of insects with complete metamorphosis which involves a pupal stage.
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feeding structure
- URI: https://eol.org/schema/terms/FeedingStructure
- Definition: The morphological structure of body parts used to ingest food.
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biting-chewing mouthparts
- URI: https://eol.org/schema/terms/bitingChewing
- Definition: Mouthparts adapted to cutting and grinding food particles using opposable mandibles with a mola (grinding surface).
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habitat
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002303
- Definition: x has habitat y if: x is an organism, y is a habitat, and y can sustain and allow the growth of a population of x
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chalk
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00002054
- Definition: A soft, white, porous limestone.
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Known occurrences, collected specimens and observations of Melanthia. View this species on GBIF

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Melanthia includes 6 children: