White-tipped Black

Melanchroia chephise

Classification

Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae

Melanchroia chephise, the white-tipped black or snowbush spanworm, is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found from Florida and Texas, south to Paraguay. Strays have been recorded from Arizona, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Kansas and Illinois.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

Peru · 3

Sources and credits

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White-tipped Black

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