Melipotis agrotoides is a species of moth in the family Erebidae. It is found in Jamaica, Venezuela, Mexico (Yucatán, Mérida),[2] El Salvador and the southern United States, where it has been recorded in California, Arizona and Texas.
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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. agrotoides
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| Binomial name | |
| Melipotis agrotoides (Walker, 1858)[1]
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The wingspan is about 47 mm for males and 48 mm for females.[3] Adult males have a large square shaped pale patch on the basal part of the forewings. There is a black band on the hindwings that terminates before the anal angle.[4]
References
edit- ^ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Melipotis agrotoides (Walker 1858)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 27, 2016.
- ^ nkis.info
- ^ mothphotographersgroup
- ^ Bug Guide