Melipotis famelica

Melipotis famelica
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Melipotis
Species: M. famelica
Binomial name
Melipotis famelica
(Guenée, 1852)[1]
Synonyms
  • Bolina leucomelana Herrich-Schaffer, 1868
  • Bolina bivittata Walker, 1858
  • Bolina striolaris Herrich-Schaffer, 1868

Melipotis famelica is a species of moth in the Erebidae family. The species is found from the southern United States (Florida to Texas)[2] to the Caribbean and Paraguay.

The wingspan is about 42 mm.[3]

The larvae feed on Leucaena latisiliqua.

References

  1. ↑ The Noctuoidea (Lepidoptera) from Cuba described by Herrich-Schaffer and Gundlach in the Gundlach Collection, Havana Archived 2012-11-29 at WebCite
  2. ↑ mothphotographersgroup
  3. ↑ Lepidoptera on Grenada


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