Melanchroia chephise
Species of moth / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Melanchroia chephise, the white-tipped black or snowbush spanworm, is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found from Florida and Texas, south to Paraguay. Strays have been recorded from Arizona, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Kansas and Illinois.
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Geometridae |
Genus: | Melanchroia |
Species: | M. chephise |
Binomial name | |
Melanchroia chephise (Stoll, 1782) | |
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The wingspan is about 33 mm. Adults are on wing from September to December.
Larvae feed on Phyllanthaceae species, including Breynia and Phyllanthus.