Melipotis fasciolaris
| Melipotis fasciolaris | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Melipotis |
| Species: | M. fasciolaris |
| Binomial name | |
| Melipotis fasciolaris (Hübner, [1831])[1] | |
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Melipotis fasciolaris, the Fasciolated Melipotis or Bewitching Melipotis, is a species of moth in the Erebidae family. 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. Adults are sexually dimorphic, with males having a pale whitish to yellowish diagonal band in the antemedian area of the forewings, while in females the basal area of the forewings is light yellowish-brown. The rest of the forewings is dark brown in both males and females, except for a somewhat lighter subterminal area and a large pale reniform spot. The hindwings are black with a large white basal patch and white stripes along the outer margin in both the anal angle and the apical area. Adults are on wing year-round.[3]
The larvae feed on the leaves of Prosopis species