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]
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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 | |
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The wingspan is 33–43 mm (1.3–1.7 in).[3]
The larvae feed on the leaves of Prosopis species. Adults are a pollinator of fetterbush lyonia.[4]
References
edit- ^ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Melipotis fasciolaris (Hubner 1831)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 27, 2016.
- ^ "Melipotis fasciolaris (Hübner, [1831])". NKIS.
- ^ "Species Melipotis fasciolaris - Fasciolated Melipotis - Hodges#8599 - BugGuide.Net". bugguide.net.
- ^ 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. Retrieved 6 June 2019.