Syntomeida melanthus

Syntomeida melanthus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Subfamily:	Arctiinae
Genus:	Syntomeida
Species:	S. melanthus
Binomial name
Syntomeida melanthus (Cramer, [1779])[1][2]
Synonyms
Sphinx melanthus Cramer, [1779] Euchromia melanthus Sphinx nycteus Stoll, [1780] Euchromia apricans Walker, 1854 Syntomeida albifasciata Butler, 1876

Syntomeida melanthus, the black-banded wasp moth, is a moth in the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Pieter Cramer in 1779. It is found in Arizona, southern and western Texas, the West Indies,^[3] Mexico, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras and Venezuela.

In the United States, adults have been recorded on wing from April to June and again from August to November.

The larvae feed on a wide range of plants, mostly in the Convolvulaceae.^[4]

Subspecies

• Syntomeida melanthus melanthus
• Syntomeida melanthus albifasciata Butler, 1876 (Honduras, Mexico)

References

1. Savela, Markku. "Syntomeida Harris, 1839". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 20, 2017.
2. Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University.
3. Bug Guide
4. Bug Guide

• Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.