Melipotis fasciolaris

Melipotis fasciolaris
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, [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 family Erebidae. 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 (1.3–1.7 in).[3]

The larvae feed on the leaves of Prosopis species. Adults are a pollinator of fetterbush lyonia.[4]

References

1. Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Melipotis fasciolaris (Hubner 1831)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 27, 2016.
2. "Melipotis fasciolaris (Hübner, [1831])". NKIS.
3. "Species Melipotis fasciolaris - Fasciolated Melipotis - Hodges#8599 - BugGuide.Net". bugguide.net.
4. 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.