Lepidoptera: Noctuoidea

Family

Noctuidae

Subfamily

Noctuinae

Tribe/Subtribe

Genus

Melanchra Hübner, [1820] 1816

Type Species

Phalaena persicariae Linnaeus, 1761

Species/Subspecies

Melanchra diabolica Plante, 1990

Type Locality

env. de Naubug, Alt. 2850m, Lihenwan, Cachemire, Inde [Kashmir, India]

Distribution

States/Union Territories

Jammu and Kashmir

Bio Geographic Zones/Zones

Indian Himalaya