Melipotis agrotoides
| Melipotis agrotoides | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Erebinae |
| Tribe: | Melipotini |
| Genus: | Melipotis |
| Species: | M. agrotoides |
| Binomial name | |
| Melipotis agrotoides (Walker, 1858)[1] | |
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Melipotis agrotoides is a species of moth in the Erebidae family. It is found in Jamaica, Venezuela, Mexico (Yucatán, Mérida),[2] El Salvador and the southern United States, where it has been recorded from California, Arizona and Texas.
The wingspan is about 47 mm for males and 48 mm for females.[3] Adult males have a large square shaped pale patch on the basal part of the forewings. There is a black band on the hindwings that terminates before the anal angle.[4]