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]

The wingspan is about 35 mm.[3]

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 April 29, 2013.
  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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