Xanthopastis timais is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found throughout the lowland areas of South and Central America and in the Caribbean. In the south, it ranges to northern Argentina. It was previously also recorded from North America, but these records refer to Xanthopastis regnatrix.
Ecology Herbivory The larvae of Xanthopastis timais feeds on Griffinia ornata.Campos-Rocha, A., Meerow, A., Ramiro, L., Gomes, J. A., Koch, I., & Dutilh, J. (2024). Four new records of Griffinia ornata, a rare and threatened Brazilian species of Amaryllidaceae. Oryx, 58(4), 417–418. doi:10.1017/S0030605324000437
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