Melipotis fasciolaris | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Erebidae |
Genus: | Melipotis |
Species: | M. fasciolaris
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Binomial name | |
Melipotis fasciolaris | |
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Melipotis fasciolaris, the fasciolated melipotis or bewitching melipotis, is a species of moth in the family Erebidae. It is found from Georgia and Florida west through Texas to California, south through Central America and the Caribbean to Uruguay. [2]
The wingspan is 33–43 mm (1.3–1.7 in). [3]
The larvae feed on the leaves of Prosopis species. Adults are a pollinator of fetterbush lyonia. [4]
Melipotis fasciolaris | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Erebidae |
Genus: | Melipotis |
Species: | M. fasciolaris
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Binomial name | |
Melipotis fasciolaris | |
Synonyms | |
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Melipotis fasciolaris, the fasciolated melipotis or bewitching melipotis, is a species of moth in the family Erebidae. It is found from Georgia and Florida west through Texas to California, south through Central America and the Caribbean to Uruguay. [2]
The wingspan is 33–43 mm (1.3–1.7 in). [3]
The larvae feed on the leaves of Prosopis species. Adults are a pollinator of fetterbush lyonia. [4]