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Melitara subumbrella
Melitara subumbrella
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pyralidae
Genus:	Melitara
Species:	M. subumbrella
Binomial name
Melitara subumbrella (Dyar, 1925)
Synonyms
Olycella subumbrella Dyar, 1925 Zophodia subumbrella

Melitara subumbrella is a species of snout moth in the genus Melitara. It was described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1925. It is widespread in western North America, from southern Alberta and Saskatchewan to southern Arizona, central Texas, southern New Mexico and south-eastern California.

The wingspan is 35–52 mm. Adults are on wing from March to May. A second generation may occur on some locations, with adults on wing from October to November.

The larvae feed on Opuntia basilaris, Opuntia ficus-indica, Opuntia macrorhiza var. macrorhiza, Opuntia atrispina, Opuntia phaeacantha, Opuntia polyacantha and Opuntia violaceae var. macrocentra. Mature larvae are white with light purple cross-bands.

References

1. Moth Photographers Group at Mississippi State University
2. Simonsen, T. (2007). "Species Details: Melitara subumbrella". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
3. Cactus Feeding Moths

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