White-tipped Black

Melanchroia chephise

The White-tipped Black or Snowbush Spanworm is a moth of the Geometridae family. 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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Appearance

The wingspan is about 33 mm. Adults are on wing from September to December.
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Food

Larvae feed on "Euphorbiaceae" species, including "Breynia" and "Phyllanthus".

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyGeometridae
GenusMelanchroia
SpeciesM. chephise
Photographed in
Trinidad and Tobago
Venezuela