Bug FAQFasciolated Graphic
Melipotis fasciolaris · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Erebidae
Also called: Fasciolated Graphic Owlet, Fasciolated Melipotis, Fasciolated Melipotis Moth
The fasciolated graphic has a wingspan of about 33 to 43 mm. It lives from the southeastern United States west to California and south through Central America, the Caribbean and Uruguay. Its caterpillars eat the leaves of Prosopis trees, while adults help pollinate fetterbush lyonia.
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Size
Wingspan ranges from 33 mm to 43 mm.
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What it eats
Larvae feed on leaves of Prosopis species. Adults act as pollinators of fetterbush lyonia.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it comes from
Found from Georgia and Florida across to Texas and California, then south through Central America, the Caribbean to Uruguay.
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Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 11 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Florida, Texas, Arizona, Georgia, Alabama, Maine, Maryland, Mississippi.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
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Months it is reported in the US
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Questions people ask
What do the larvae of the fasciolated graphic eat?
The caterpillars feed on the leaves of Prosopis trees.
Source: Wikipedia
Where is the fasciolated graphic found?
It ranges from the southeastern US west to California and south through Central America, the Caribbean and Uruguay.
Source: Wikipedia
Same family (Erebidae)
Spongy MothLymantria disparDamages trees, gardens or crops
Fall Webworm MothHyphantria cuneaDamages trees, gardens or crops
Brown-tail MothEuproctis chrysorrhoeaCan irritate skin
Isabella Tiger MothPyrrharctia isabella
Virginian Tiger MothSpilosoma virginicaCan irritate skin
Salt Marsh MothEstigmene acreaDamages trees, gardens or cropsSources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melipotis_fasciolaris
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