Melipotis fasciolaris explained
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.[1]
The wingspan is 33mm43mm.[2]
The larvae feed on the leaves of Prosopis species. Adults are a pollinator of fetterbush lyonia.[3]
Notes and References
- Web site: Melipotis fasciolaris (Hübner, [1831])]. NKIS.
- Web site: Species Melipotis fasciolaris - Fasciolated Melipotis - Hodges#8599 - BugGuide.Net. bugguide.net.
- Benning . John . Odd for an Ericad: Nocturnal Pollination of Lyonia lucida (Ericaceae) . American Midland Naturalist . October 2015 . 2 . 174 . 204–217 . 10.1674/0003-0031-174.2.204 . 6 June 2019.