Melanchroia chephise, the white-tipped black or snowbush spanworm, is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found from Florida and Texas, south to Paraguay. Strays have been recorded from Arizona, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Kansas and Illinois.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Melanchroia |
| Species: | M. chephise
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| Melanchroia chephise (Stoll, 1782)
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The wingspan is about 33 mm. Adults are on wing from September to December.
Larvae feed on Phyllanthaceae species, including Breynia and Phyllanthus.
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