title: Melitara
text: # Melitara
  
  Melitara is a genus of snout moths in the subfamily Phycitinae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1863. Some sources list it as a synonym of Zophodia, while others retain it as a valid genus.
  
  ## Species
  
  * Melitara apicigrammella Blanchard & Knudson, 1985
  * Melitara dentata (Grote, 1876) – North American cactus moth
  * Melitara doddalis Dyar, 1925
  * Melitara junctolineella (Hulst, 1900)
  * Melitara prodenialis Walker, 1863
  * Melitara subumbrella (Dyar, 1925)
  * Melitara texana Neunzig, 1997
  