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Melipotis cellaris
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Genus:	Melipotis
Species:	M. cellaris
Binomial name
Melipotis cellaris (Guenée, 1852)
Synonyms
Bolina cellaris Guenée, 1852 Bolina bisinuata Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874 Panula insipida Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874 Bolina turbata Walker, 1858

Melipotis cellaris, the cellar melipotis moth, is a species of moth in the family Erebidae. It is found in Mexico (Morelos), Colombia, Venezuela, Paraguay, Argentina, Uruguay, the West Indies and the southern United States, where it has been recorded from Florida, Kansas, Louisiana, New Mexico and Texas.

The wingspan is 35-37 mm. Adults are on wing year round in Texas.

References

1. Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Melipotis cellaris (Guenee 1852)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 27, 2016.
2. nkis.info
3. mothphotographersgroup
4. Bug Guide

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