Eulepidotis addens Walker, 1858 is a animal in the Erebidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Eulepidotis addens Walker, 1858

Eulepidotis addens Walker, 1858

Eulepidotis addens is an Erebidae moth, described in 1858, found across parts of the Americas, whose larvae feed on Inga vera.

Family
Genus
Eulepidotis
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Eulepidotis addens Walker, 1858

Eulepidotis addens is a moth species that belongs to the family Erebidae. It was first formally described by Francis Walker in 1858. This species has been recorded in Saint Kitts, Montserrat, Dominica, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent, Jamaica, Hispaniola, Puerto Rico, Mexico, Guatemala, Venezuela, and Brazil. In 2004, Ed Knudson and Charles Bordelon reported the presence of Eulepidotis addens in Texas. The larvae of this moth feed on Inga vera.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Erebidae Eulepidotis

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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