Eulepidotis merricki

Eulepidotis merricki is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by William Jacob Holland in 1902.^[1] It is found in Jamaica,^[2] Cuba, and Puerto Rico.^[3] The species was originally described after being observed in the US state of Pennsylvania, but the specimen was probably imported with tropical fruit. The species is not present in the Nearctic.

Eulepidotis merricki
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Genus:	Eulepidotis
Species:	E. merricki
Binomial name
Eulepidotis merricki (Holland, 1902)
Synonyms
Palindia merricki Holland, 1902 Eulepidotis merrici

The larvae feed on Melicoccus bijugatus