Biology:Melipotis fasciolaris
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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. fasciolaris
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| Melipotis fasciolaris (Hübner, [1831])[1]
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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). 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. Adults are a pollinator of fetterbush lyonia.[4]
References
- ↑ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Melipotis fasciolaris (Hubner 1831)". Taxapad. http://www.taxapad.com/local.php?taxonidLC=86018889.
- ↑ "Melipotis fasciolaris (Hübner, [1831)"]. http://www.nkis.info/nkis/extaustaxonshow.cgi?uid=guest&tax=149143&lang=g.
- ↑ "Species Melipotis fasciolaris - Fasciolated Melipotis - Hodges#8599 - BugGuide.Net". http://bugguide.net/node/view/47989.
- ↑ 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. https://bioone.org/journals/The-American-Midland-Naturalist/volume-174/issue-2/0003-0031-174.2.204/Odd-for-an-Ericad--Nocturnal-Pollination-of-Lyonia-lucida/10.1674/0003-0031-174.2.204.short. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
Wikidata ☰ Q13517089 entry
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