Eulepidotis merricki

Eulepidotis merricki
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Eulepidotis
Species: E. merricki
Binomial name
Eulepidotis merricki
(Holland, 1902)[1]
Synonyms
  • Palindia merricki Holland, 1902
  • Eulepidotis merrici

Eulepidotis merricki is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in Jamaica,[2] Cuba, and Puerto Rico.[3] The species was originally described from Pennsylvania, but the specimen was probably imported with tropical fruit. The species is not present in the Nearctic.

The larvae feed on Melicoccus bijugatus

References

  1. ↑ Eulepidotis at funet
  2. ↑ Moths of Jamaica
  3. ↑ Description Of The Immature Stages Of Three Species Of Eulepidotis Guenee (Lepidoptera : Noctuidae) With Notes On Their Natural History


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