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Butterflies & moths

Famelica Melipotis Moth

Melipotis famelica Guenée, 1852

Names

EnglishFamelica Melipotis Moth
Dutch—
Spanish—
Chinese—
Sranan Tongokapelka (general name for the group)
Scientific nameMelipotis famelica Guenée, 1852

About this species

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 (Florida to Texas) to the Caribbean and Paraguay.

The wingspan is about 42 mm.

The larvae feed on Leucaena latisiliqua.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyErebidae
GenusMelipotis

In Suriname

2Records in Suriname
2017First record

Where it has been recorded

  • Paramaribo2

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

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