Eulepidotis superior

Eulepidotis superior
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Eulepidotis
Species:
E. superior
Binomial name
Eulepidotis superior
(Guenee, 1852)
Synonyms
  • Palindia superior Guenée, 1852
  • Palindia deva Druce, 1889
  • Palindia dewitzii Möschler, 1890

Eulepidotis superior is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Achille Guenée in 1852.[1] It is found from Mexico to Panama and Venezuela, Colombia and Ecuador, as well as on Puerto Rico, Grenada and Saint Lucia.

The larvae feed on Quararibea asterolepis.[2]

References

  1. ^ Savela, Markku (July 28, 2019). "Eulepidotis superior (Guenée, 1852)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 26, 2020.
  2. ^ Pogue, Michael G. & Aiello, Annette (1999). "Description of the Immature Stages of Three Species of Eulepidotis Guenee (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) With Notes on Their Natural History". Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 101 (2): 300–311 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.


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