Melipotis cellaris
| Melipotis cellaris | |
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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. cellaris |
| Binomial name | |
| Melipotis cellaris (Guenée, 1852)[1] | |
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Melipotis cellaris, the Cellar Melipotis Moth, is a species of moth in the Erebidae family. It is found in Mexico (Morelos), Colombia, Venezuela, Paraguay, Argentina, Uruguay,[2] the West Indies and the southern United States, where it has been recorded from Florida, Kansas, Louisiana, New Mexico and Texas.[3]
The wingspan is 33–35 mm. Adults are on wing year round in Texas.[4]