Melipotis januaris

Melipotis januaris, the January melipotis moth, is a species of moth in the family Erebidae. It was first described by Achille Guenée in 1852. The species has a wide range in the New World and has been recorded from Saint Kitts, Montserrat, Dominica, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent, Grenada, the Greater Antilles, Florida and from Mexico to Paraguay.[2]

Melipotis januaris
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Melipotis
Species:
M. januaris
Binomial name
Melipotis januaris
(Guenée, 1852)[1]
Synonyms
  • Bolina januaris Guenée, 1852
  • Bolina parcicolor Herrich-Schäffer, 1868
  • Bolina rectifascia Herrich-Schäffer, 1868
  • Melipotis argos Druce, 1900
  • Bolina russaris Guenée, 1852
  • Bolina excavans Walker, 1858
  • Bolina subtilis Walker, 1858
  • Bolina surinamensis Möschler, 1880
  • Bolina nebulosa Maassen, 1890
  • Bolina limitata Möschler, 1886
  • Melipotis bimaculata Möschler
  • Melipotis confusa Möschler

The wingspan is about 35 mm.[3] It is a highly variable species. Some specimens show a strongly contrasting pattern whilst others are more uniform.

The larvae feed on Inga laurina.[4]

References
  1. Becker, Vitor O. (2002). "The Noctuoidea (Lepidoptera) from Cuba described by Herrich-Schäffer and Gundlach in the Gundlach Collection, Havana" (PDF). Revista Brasileira de Zoologia. 19 (2): 349–391. doi:10.1590/S0101-81752002000200006. Archived (PDF) from the original on November 29, 2012.
  2. "Melipotis januaris (Guenée, 1852)". Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of the French Antilles. Retrieved September 17, 2019.
  3. "930874.00 – 8603 – Melipotis januaris – January Melipotis Moth – (Guenée, 1852)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved December 2, 2018.
  4. Savela, Markku. "Melipotis januaris (Guenée, 1852)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved December 2, 2018.


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