Genus Melanchroia

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Numbers · Range · Food · Internet References

White Tipped Black Moth - Melanchroia chephise

Snowbush Spanworm - Melanchroia chephise

Snowbush caterpillar (Spanworm) of White-tipped Black Moth (Melanchroia chephise) is devouring our snowbushes (Breynia nivosa) - Melanchroia chephise

White Tipped Black - Melanchroia chephise

BG1270 D1890 - Melanchroia chephise - male

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Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)

No Taxon (Moths)

Superfamily Geometroidea

Family Geometridae (Geometrid Moths)

Subfamily Ennominae

Tribe Boarmiini

Genus Melanchroia

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

spelled "Melanochroia" on a number of web sites; a misspelling?

Numbers

2 species in North America (nearctica.com)

Range

Florida and Texas, south to Paraguay

Food

Larvae feed on plants in the spurge family (Euphorbiaceae) such as Breynia and Phyllanthus species.

Internet References

classification and synonyms and Melanchroia spelling (Brian Pitkin, Butterflies and Moths of the World)

Contributed by Troy Bartlett on 22 February, 2005 - 10:14pm
Additional contributions by Robin McLeod
Last updated 22 February, 2006 - 7:49pm

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