Melipotis indomita

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Melipotis indomita
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Melipotis
Species:
M. indomita
Binomial name
Melipotis indomita
(Walker, 1858)
Synonyms
  • Bolina indomitaWalker, 1858
  • Aedia nigrescensGrote & Robinson, 1866
  • Melipotis nigrescens(Grote & Robinson, 1866)
  • Bolina ochreipennisHarvey, 1875
  • Melipotis ochreipennis(Harvey, 1875)
  • Bolina ochreifasciataGrote, 1875
  • Melipotis ochreifascia(Grote, 1875)

Melipotis indomita, the indomitable melipotis, is a moth in the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Francis Walker in 1858. [1] It is found from the West Indies to Mexico, and from Maine, Florida and Minnesota to Texas and California.

The wingspan is 40–55 mm. There are multiple generations per year.

The larvae feed on Prosopis species.

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Melipotis abrupta is a species of moth in the family Erebidae. It is found on Curaçao.

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<i>Melipotis cellaris</i> Species of moth

Melipotis cellaris, the cellar melipotis moth, is a species of moth in the family Erebidae. It is found in Mexico (Morelos), Colombia, Venezuela, Paraguay, Argentina, Uruguay, the West Indies and the southern United States, where it has been recorded from Florida, Kansas, Louisiana, New Mexico and Texas.

Melipotis comprehendens is a species of moth in the family Erebidae. It is found from Mexico and Guatemala to Brazil.

Melipotis contorta is a species of moth in the family Erebidae. It is found from Florida, through Mexico and Guatemala to Brazil. It is also found in Cuba, St. Thomas, Hispaniola, Puerto Rico, Martinique, Saint Martin, St. Kitts, Antigua and Barbuda and Jamaica.

<i>Melipotis jucunda</i> Species of moth

Melipotis jucunda, the merry melipotis moth, is a species of moth in the family Erebidae. It is found in Mexico, Colombia, most of the United States, western Canada and northeast Brazil.

Melipotis decreta is a species of moth in the family Erebidae. It is found in Mexico and Honduras.

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Melipotis evelina is a species of moth in the family Erebidae. It is found in Mexico and Jamaica.

<i>Melipotis fasciolaris</i> Species of moth

Melipotis fasciolaris, the fasciolated melipotis or bewitching melipotis, is a species of moth in the family Erebidae. It is found from Georgia and Florida west through Texas to California, south through Central America and the Caribbean to Uruguay.

Melipotis novanda is an owlet moth in the family Erebidae first described by Achille Guenée in 1852. It is found in North America.

<i>Melipotis perpendicularis</i> Species of moth

Melipotis perpendicularis, the perpendicular melipotis moth, is a species of moth in the family Erebidae. It is found in North America.

Melipotis prolata is a species of moth in the family Erebidae. It is found in North America.

Melipotis nigrobasis is a species of moth in the family Erebidae. It is found in North America.

References

  1. Balaban, John and Jane (August 29, 2019). "Species Melipotis indomita - Indomitable Melipotis Moth - Hodges#8600". BugGuide. Retrieved December 12, 2019.