Syntomeida melanthus

Syntomeida melanthus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Syntomeida
Species: S. melanthus
Binomial name
Syntomeida melanthus
(Cramer, [1779])[1][2]
Synonyms
  • Sphinx melanthus Cramer, [1779]
  • Euchromia melanthus
  • Sphinx nycteus Stoll, [1780]
  • Euchromia apricans Walker, 1854
  • Syntomeida albifasciata Butler, 1876

Syntomeida melanthus, the black-banded wasp moth, is a moth in the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Pieter Cramer in 1779. It is found in Arizona, southern and western Texas, the West Indies,[3] Mexico, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras and Venezuela.

In the United States, adults have been recorded on wing from April to June and again from August to November.

The larvae feed on a wide range of plants, mostly in the Convolvulaceae.[4]

Subspecies

  • Syntomeida melanthus melanthus
  • Syntomeida melanthus albifasciata Butler, 1876 (Honduras, Mexico)

References

  1. ↑ Savela, Markku. "Syntomeida Harris, 1839". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 20, 2017.
  2. ↑ Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University.
  3. ↑ Bug Guide
  4. ↑ Bug Guide
  • Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.


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