Neomelanesthes is a genus of moths in the family Cosmopterigidae.
Species Neomelanesthes atopa (Bradley, 1959) Neomelanesthes disema (Diakonoff, 1954)
Etymology The genus name refers to the preexisting genus name Melanesthes in the family Tenebrionidae (Coleoptera).
References
, 2008: Replacement names for some preoccupied Macro- and Microlepidopteran genera (Lepidoptera). Munis Entomology & Zoology 3 (1): 185-190. Full article: .