Melipotis agrotoides: taxon details and analytics

Domain
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Lepidoptera
Family
Erebidae
Genus
Melipotis
Species
Melipotis agrotoides
Scientific Name
Melipotis agrotoides

Summary description from Wikipedia:

Melipotis agrotoides

Melipotis agrotoides is a species of moth in the family Erebidae. It is found in Jamaica, Venezuela, Mexico (Yucatán, Mérida), El Salvador and the southern United States, where it has been recorded in California, Arizona and Texas.

The wingspan is about 47 mm for males and 48 mm for females. Adult males have a large square shaped pale patch on the basal part of the forewings. There is a black band on the hindwings that terminates before the anal angle.

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©oleanderseth, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©Melissa McMasters, some rights reserved (CC-BY)
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©Chuck Sexton, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©stevewalternature, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©Juan Cruzado Cortés, some rights reserved (CC-BY-SA)
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©Pedro Alanis, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©Juan Cruzado Cortés, some rights reserved (CC-BY-SA)
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©FRANCISCO MIGUEL FARRIOLS ESTRADA, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©FRANCISCO MIGUEL FARRIOLS ESTRADA, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©Ricardo Arredondo T., some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©José Belem Hernández Díaz, some rights reserved (CC-BY)
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©Pedro Alanis, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©Pedro Alanis, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©Pedro Alanis, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©Jon McIntyre, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©Gilberto Torres, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©Ricardo Arredondo T., some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©Ricardo Arredondo T., some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©Lucie Bruce, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©Mike Rickard, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©Lucie Bruce, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©Bill Carrell, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC-ND)
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©jugbayjs, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©Jon McIntyre, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©Forest_13, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©Sam Kieschnick, some rights reserved (CC-BY)
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©Nora Jácome, some rights reserved (CC-BY)
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©Nora Jácome, some rights reserved (CC-BY)
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©Nora Jácome, some rights reserved (CC-BY)
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©Jon McIntyre, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©Sam Moore, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©Jon McIntyre, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©Sam Kieschnick, some rights reserved (CC-BY)
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©Geraldo Banda, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©Geraldo Banda, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©Jon McIntyre, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©delilah_gu, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©Ricardo Arredondo T., some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©delilah_gu, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©oleanderseth, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©John Brush, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©Sam Kieschnick, some rights reserved (CC-BY)
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©John Brush, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©Lucie Bruce, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)