Syntomeida melanthus, the black-banded wasp moth, is a moth in the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Pieter Cramer in 1779. It is found in Arizona, southern and western Texas, the West Indies,[3] Mexico, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras and Venezuela.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Genus: | Syntomeida |
| Species: | S. melanthus
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In the United States, adults have been recorded on wing from April to June and again from August to November.
The larvae feed on a wide range of plants, mostly in the Convolvulaceae.[4]
Subspecies
edit- Syntomeida melanthus melanthus
- Syntomeida melanthus albifasciata Butler, 1876 (Honduras, Mexico)
References
edit- ^ Savela, Markku. "Syntomeida Harris, 1839". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 20, 2017.
- ^ Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University.
- ^ Bug Guide
- ^ Bug Guide
- Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.