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Melipotis fasciolaris

Fasciolated Melipotis Moth


Melipotis fasciolaris

Polilla Fasciolada
Family: Erebidae
Order: Lepidoptera
Class: Insecta
Phylum / Division: Arthropoda
Kingdom: Animalia
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Other common names: Polilla con Franjas, Polilla con Bandas.




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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.

The wingspan is .

The larvae feed on the leaves of Prosopis species. Adults are a pollinator of fetterbush lyonia.

Source: Wikipedia, article Melipotis fasciolaris. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 16/07/2026.





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Species photographs

Count: 10

Foto
Photography ID: 609623
  Adult
Alto Vera
Itapúa
Paraguay
11/17/2024
Guillermo Menéndez
Foto
Photography ID: 599661
  Adult
Parque Provincial Urugua-í
Misiones
Argentina
12/11/2022
Maria Belén Dri
Foto
Photography ID: 478849
  Adult
Punta rubia
Rocha
Uruguay
12/06/2018
Mauricio Silvera
Foto
Photography ID: 378886
  Adult
San Salvador de Jujuy
Jujuy
Argentina
12/27/2019
Eduardo Nadal
Foto
Photography ID: 378840
♀  Adult
Puerto Iguazú
Misiones
Argentina
10/20/2019
Gustavo Fernando Durán
Foto
Photography ID: 259317
  Adult
Campo Ramón
Misiones
Argentina
11/14/2017
Claudio Mendez
Foto
Photography ID: 139616
♂  Adult
Eldorado
Misiones
Argentina
11/18/2015
Ivan Dvojak
Foto
Photography ID: 123444
♂  Adult
Esperanza
Santa Fe
Argentina
10/31/2015
Pablo Capovilla
Foto
Photography ID: 36937
♂  Adult
Chajarí
Entre Ríos
Argentina
01/23/2014
Carlos M. Grassini


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Species records

Count: 11



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
219528417/11/2024ParaguayItapúaReserva San Rafael (procosara), Alto VeraGuillermo Menéndez
214910611/12/2022ArgentinaMisionesSeccional Uruzú, Parque Provincial Urugua-íDiego Carus
214903611/12/2022ArgentinaMisionesSeccional Uruzú, Parque Provincial Urugua-íMaria Belén Dri
118268127/12/2019ArgentinaJujuyJardín Botánico, San Salvador de JujuyEduardo Nadal
118257320/10/2019ArgentinaMisionesSelva Iryapú (600 hectáreas), Puerto IguazúGustavo Fernando Durán
153343606/12/2018UruguayRochaPunta rubiaMauricio Silvera
74397014/11/2017ArgentinaMisionesChacra Mariposa, Campo RamónClaudio Mendez
40667318/11/2015ArgentinaMisionesKilómetro 11, EldoradoIvan Dvojak
35917501/11/2015ArgentinaCiudad Autónoma de Buenos AiresReserva Ecológica Costanera Sur (RECS)Sergio Cusano
35700831/10/2015ArgentinaSanta FeReserva Natural Méd. Vet. Martín Rodolfo de la Peña, EsperanzaPablo Capovilla
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Fasciolated Melipotis Moth (Melipotis fasciolaris) – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 25/09/2026.