Melipotis fasciolaris | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Erebidae |
Genus: | Melipotis |
Species: | M. fasciolaris |
Binomial name | |
Melipotis fasciolaris (Hübner, ) | |
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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.
The wingspan is 33–43 mm (1.3–1.7 in).
The larvae feed on the leaves of Prosopis species. Adults are a pollinator of fetterbush lyonia.
References
- Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Melipotis fasciolaris (Hubner 1831)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 27, 2016.
- "Melipotis fasciolaris (Hübner, [1831])". NKIS.
- "Species Melipotis fasciolaris - Fasciolated Melipotis - Hodges#8599 - BugGuide.Net". bugguide.net.
- Benning, John (October 2015). "Odd for an Ericad: Nocturnal Pollination of Lyonia lucida (Ericaceae)". American Midland Naturalist. 2 (174): 204–217. doi:10.1674/0003-0031-174.2.204. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
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