Melipotis famelica
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Erebidae |
Tribe: | Melipotini |
Genus: | Melipotis |
Species: | M. famelica |
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Melipotis famelica (Guenée, 1852)[1] | |
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Melipotis famelica is a species of moth in the Erebidae family. The species is found from the southern United States (Florida to Texas)[2] to the Caribbean and Paraguay.
The wingspan is about 42 mm.[3]
The larvae feed on Leucaena latisiliqua.
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