Melipotis contorta is a species of moth in the family Erebidae. It is found from Florida,[2] through Mexico and Guatemala to Brazil. It is also found in Cuba, St. Thomas, Hispaniola, Puerto Rico, Martinique, Saint Martin, St. Kitts, Antigua and Barbuda and Jamaica.[3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Melipotis |
| Species: | M. contorta
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| Binomial name | |
| Melipotis contorta (Guenee, 1852)[1]
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Adults are on wing from January to February, in May, July and December in Florida.[4]
References edit
- ^ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Melipotis contorta (Guenee 1852)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 28, 2016.
- ^ mothphotographersgroup
- ^ nkis.info
- ^ Bug Guide