Melipotis famelica Guenée, 1852 is a animal in the Erebidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.
Melipotis famelica Guenée, 1852
Melipotis famelica is an Erebidae moth species described in 1852, found from the southern US to Paraguay, with a 42 mm wingspan.
Melipotis famelica is a moth species belonging to the family Erebidae. It was first described by Achille Guenée in 1852. This species is distributed from the southern United States, ranging from Florida to Texas, south through the Caribbean to Paraguay. Its wingspan measures approximately 42 millimeters. The caterpillar larvae of Melipotis famelica feed on the plant Leucaena latisiliqua.
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