Melipotis fasciolaris

Melipotis fasciolaris
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]
Synonyms
  • Aedia fasciolaris Hübner, [1831]
  • Bolina cunearis Guenee, 1852
  • Bolina fuscaris Guenee, 1852
  • Bolina illuminans Walker, 1858
  • Bolina limitaris Guenee, 1852

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

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