Melitara subumbrella

Melitara subumbrella
	Melitara subumbrella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pyralidae
Genus:	Melitara
Species:	M. subumbrella
Binomial name
	Melitara subumbrella; (Dyar, 1925)
Synonyms
	Olycella subumbrella Dyar, 1925; Zophodia subumbrella;

Melitara subumbrella is a species of snout moth in the genus Melitara. It was described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1925.^[1] It is widespread in western North America, from southern Alberta and Saskatchewan to southern Arizona, central Texas,^[2] southern New Mexico and south-eastern California.

The wingspan is 35–52 mm. Adults are on wing from March to May. A second generation may occur on some locations, with adults on wing from October to November.

The larvae feed on Opuntia basilaris, Opuntia ficus-indica, Opuntia macrorhiza var. macrorhiza, Opuntia atrispina, Opuntia phaeacantha, Opuntia polyacantha and Opuntia violaceae var. macrocentra.^[3] Mature larvae are white with light purple cross-bands.

References

↑ Moth Photographers Group at Mississippi State University
↑ Simonsen, T. (2007). "Species Details: Melitara subumbrella". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
↑ Cactus Feeding Moths

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[1] Moth Photographers Group at Mississippi State University

[2] Simonsen, T. (2007). "Species Details: Melitara subumbrella". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved December 28, 2020.

[3] Cactus Feeding Moths

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