| Melipotis fasciolaris | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Melipotis |
| Species: | M. fasciolaris |
| Binomial name | |
| Melipotis fasciolaris | |
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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. [2]
The wingspan is 33–43 mm (1.3–1.7 in). [3]
The larvae feed on the leaves of Prosopis species. Adults are a pollinator of fetterbush lyonia. [4]