The Calpinae are a subfamily of moths in the family Erebidae described by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1840. This subfamily includes many species of moths that have a pointed and barbed proboscis adapted to piercing the skins of fruit to feed on juice, and in the case of the several Calyptra species of vampire moths, to piercing the skins of mammals to feed on blood. The subfamily contains some large moths with wingspans longer than 5 cm (2 in).
Melipotis is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae first described by Jacob Hübner in 1818.
Melipotis indomita, the indomitable melipotis, is a moth in the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Francis Walker in 1858. It is found from the West Indies to Mexico, and from Maine, Florida and Minnesota to Texas and California.
Melipotis famelica is a species of moth in the family Erebidae first described by Achille Guenée in 1852. The species is found from the southern United States to the Caribbean and Paraguay.
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.
Melipotis acontioides, the royal poinciana moth, is a species of moth in the family Erebidae. It was first described by Achille Guenée in 1852. The species is found from the southern United States through Mexico and Central America to Brazil, Argentina and the Galápagos Islands. It is also found in the Caribbean, including Cuba and the British Virgin Islands, Jamaica and Puerto Rico.
The Melipotini are a tribe of moths in the family Erebidae.
Melipotis agrotoides is a species of moth in the family Erebidae. It is found in Jamaica, Venezuela, Mexico, El Salvador and the southern United States, where it has been recorded in California, Arizona and Texas.
Melipotis comprehendens is a species of moth in the family Erebidae. It is found from Mexico and Guatemala to Brazil.
Melipotis contorta is a species of moth in the family Erebidae. It is found from Florida, 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.
Melipotis jucunda, the merry melipotis moth, is a species of moth in the family Erebidae. It is found in Mexico, Colombia, most of the United States, western Canada and northeast Brazil.
Melipotis decreta is a species of moth in the family Erebidae. It is found in Mexico and Honduras.
Melipotis evelina is a species of moth in the family Erebidae. It is found in Mexico and Jamaica.
Melipotis fasciolaris, the fasciolated melipotis or bewitching melipotis, is a species of moth in the family Erebidae. It is found from Georgia and Florida west through Texas to California, south through Central America and the Caribbean to Uruguay.
Melipotis novanda is an owlet moth in the family Erebidae first described by Achille Guenée in 1852. It is found in North America.
Melipotis perpendicularis, the perpendicular melipotis moth, is a species of moth in the family Erebidae. It is found in North America.
Melipotis prolata is a species of moth in the family Erebidae. It is found in North America.
Melipotis nigrobasis is a species of moth in the family Erebidae. It is found in North America.
