Melodryas

{{Short description|Genus of moths}}

{{Taxobox

| regnum = Animalia

| phylum = Arthropoda

| classis = Insecta

| ordo = Lepidoptera

| familia = Tineidae

| genus = Melodryas

| genus_authority = Meyrick, 1910

| species = M. doris

| binomial = Melodryas doris

| binomial_authority = Meyrick, 1910

| synonyms =

}}

Melodryas is a genus of moths belonging to the family Tineidae.[http://www.nhm.ac.uk/research-curation/projects/tineidae/ Global Taxonomic Database of Tineidae] It contains only one species, Melodryas doris, which is found on the Solomon Islands.

The wingspan is 20–21 mm. The forewings are elongate and purplish-black with a broad orange transverse fascia.[https://archive.org/stream/transactionsofen1910roya/transactionsofen1910roya_djvu.txt Transactions of the Entomological Society of London]

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