Melipotis famelica

Melipotis famelica is a species of moth in the family Erebidae first described by Achille Guenée in 1852. The species is found from the southern United States (Florida to Texas)[2] to the Caribbean and Paraguay.

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-Schäffer, 1868
  • Bolina bivittata Walker, 1858
  • Bolina striolaris Herrich-Schäffer, 1868

The wingspan is about 42 mm.[3]

The larvae feed on Leucaena latisiliqua.

References
  1. Becker, Vitor O. (2002). "The Noctuoidea (Lepidoptera) from Cuba described by Herrich-Schäffer and Gundlach in the Gundlach Collection, Havana" (PDF). Revista Brasileira de Zoologia. 19 (2): 349–391. doi:10.1590/S0101-81752002000200006. Archived (PDF) from the original on November 29, 2012.
  2. "930875.00 – 8604 – Melipotis famelica – (Guenée, 1852)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved December 2, 2018.
  3. Lepidoptera on Grenada Archived 2012-03-16 at the Wayback Machine


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