Melipotis januaris

Melipotis januaris
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Subfamily:	Erebinae
Tribe:	Melipotini
Genus:	Melipotis
Species:	M. januaris
Binomial name
Melipotis januaris (Guenée, 1852)[1]
Synonyms
Bolina januaris Guenee, 1852 Bolina parcicolor Herrich-Schaffer, 1868 Bolina rectifascia Herrich-Schaffer, 1868 Melipotis argos Druce, 1900 Bolina russaris Guenée, 1852 Bolina excavans Walker, 1858 Bolina subtilis Walker, 1858 Bolina surinamensis Möschler, 1880 Bolina nebulosa Maassen, 1890 Bolina limitata Möschler, 1886 Melipotis bimaculata Möschler Melipotis confusa Möschler

Melipotis januaris is a species of moth in the Erebidae family. The species has a wide range in the New World and has been recorded from St. Kitts, Montserrat, Dominica, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, Grenada, the Greater Antilles, Florida and from Mexico to Paraguay.^[2]

The wingspan is about 35 mm.^[3] It is a highly variable species. Some specimens show a strongly contrasting pattern whilst others are more uniform.

The larvae feed on Inga laurina.^[4]

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