Melipotis januaris




Distribution: tropical and subtropical America.
Type locality: Haiti; French Guyana.
Synonyms: Bolina russaris Guenee 1852; Bolina excavans Walker 1858; Bolina subtilis Walker 1858; Bolina parcicolor Herrich-Schaeffer 1868; Bolina rectifascia Herrich-Schaeffer 1868; Bolina surinamensis Moeschler 1880; Bolina nebulosa Maassen 1890.
Source of record: listed by Gowdey (1926) p. 68 (as 'Gerespa januaris'); M.J.C.B. collection.
Method of identification: illustrated in black and white by Richards (1939) pl. 1, fig. 15 & 16 (adult) and pl. 6, fig. 13 (genitalia). Illustrated in black and white by Kimball (1965) pl. 17, figs. 3 & 4.
Notes: this species is sexually dimorphic, as shown.


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