Eulepidotis addens

Eulepidotis addens is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Francis Walker in 1858.[1] It is found in Saint Kitts, Montserrat, Dominica, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent, Jamaica, Hispaniola, Puerto Rico, Mexico, Guatemala, Venezuela and Brazil.[2] It was reported from Texas by Ed Knudson and Charles Bordelon in 2004.[3]

Eulepidotis addens
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Eulepidotis
Species:
E. addens
Binomial name
Eulepidotis addens
(Walker, 1858)
Synonyms
  • Palindia addens Walker, 1858

The larvae feed on Inga vera.

References

  1. Savela, Markku. "Eulepidotis addens (Walker, 1768)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 16, 2019. Note: This source appears to have the wrong year.
  2. "Eulepidotis addens (Walker, 1858)". Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of the French Antilles. Retrieved September 16, 2019.
  3. "931066.00 – 8569.1 – Eulepidotis addens – (Walker, 1858)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved September 16, 2019.


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