Syntomeida melanthus

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Syntomeida melanthus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Syntomeida
Species:
S. melanthus
Binomial name
Syntomeida melanthus
(Cramer, [1779]) [1] [2]
Synonyms
  • Sphinx melanthusCramer, [1779]
  • Euchromia melanthus
  • Sphinx nycteusStoll, [1780]
  • Euchromia apricansWalker, 1854
  • Syntomeida albifasciataButler, 1876

Syntomeida melanthus, the black-banded wasp moth, is a moth in the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Pieter Cramer in 1779. It is found in Arizona, southern and western Texas, the West Indies, [3] Mexico, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras and Venezuela.

In the United States, adults have been recorded on wing from April to June and again from August to November.

The larvae feed on a wide range of plants, mostly in the Convolvulaceae. [4]

Subspecies

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References

  1. Savela, Markku. "Syntomeida Harris, 1839". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 20, 2017.
  2. Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University.
  3. Bug Guide
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