''Eulepidotis merricki'' is a
moth of the family
Erebidae
The Erebidae are a family of moths in the superfamily Noctuoidea. The family is among the largest families of moths by species count and contains a wide variety of well-known macromoth groups. The family includes the underwings ('' Catocala'') ...
first described by
William Jacob Holland in 1902. It is found in
Jamaica,
Cuba, and
Puerto Rico.
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.
The larvae feed on ''
Melicoccus bijugatus''
References
Moths described in 1902
merricki
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