Melipotis contorta

Melipotis contorta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Melipotis
Species:
M. contorta
Binomial name
Melipotis contorta
(Guenee, 1852)[1]
Synonyms
  • Bolina contorta Guenee, 1852
  • Bolina bistriga Walker, 1858

Melipotis contorta is a species of moth in the family Erebidae. It is found from Florida,[2] through Mexico and Guatemala to Brazil. It is also found in Cuba, St. Thomas, Hispaniola, Puerto Rico, Martinique, Saint Martin, St. Kitts, Antigua and Barbuda and Jamaica.[3]

Adults are on wing from January to February, in May, July and December in Florida.[4]

References

  1. ^ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Melipotis contorta (Guenee 1852)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 28, 2016.
  2. ^ mothphotographersgroup
  3. ^ nkis.info
  4. ^ Bug Guide


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