Biology:Melipotis januaris
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Short description: Species of moth
| Melipotis januaris | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Melipotis |
| Species: | M. januaris
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| Binomial name | |
| Melipotis januaris (Guenée, 1852)[1]
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Melipotis januaris, the January melipotis moth, is a species of moth in the family Erebidae. It was first described by Achille Guenée in 1852. The species has a wide range in the New World and has been recorded from Saint Kitts, Montserrat, Dominica, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent, Grenada, the Greater Antilles, Florida and from Mexico to Paraguay.[2]
The wingspan is about 35 mm.[3] It is a highly variable species. Some specimens show a strongly contrasting pattern whilst others are more uniform.
The larvae feed on Inga laurina.[4]
References
- ↑ Becker, Vitor O. (2002). "The Noctuoidea (Lepidoptera) from Cuba described by Herrich-Schäffer and Gundlach in the Gundlach Collection, Havana". Revista Brasileira de Zoologia 19 (2): 349–391. doi:10.1590/S0101-81752002000200006. http://www.scielo.br/pdf/rbzool/v19n2/v19n2a06.pdf.
- ↑ "Melipotis januaris (Guenée, 1852)". http://www7.inra.fr/papillon/noctuid/ophideri/texteng/m_januar.htm. Retrieved September 17, 2019.
- ↑ "930874.00 – 8603 – Melipotis januaris – January Melipotis Moth – (Guenée, 1852)". Mississippi State University. http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=8603. Retrieved December 2, 2018.
- ↑ Savela, Markku. "Melipotis januaris (Guenée, 1852)". http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/noctuoidea/noctuidae/calpinae/melipotis/#januaris. Retrieved December 2, 2018.
Wikidata ☰ Q6812581 entry
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