Melipotis indomita

Melipotis indomita
Melipotis indomita
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Melipotis
Species: M. indomita
Binomial name
Melipotis indomita
(Walker, 1858)
Synonyms
  • Melipotis nigrescens (Grote & Robinson, 1866)
  • Melipotis ochreipennis (Harvey, 1875)
  • Melipotis ochreifascia (Grote, 1875)

The Indomitable Melipotis (Melipotis indomita) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from the West Indies to Mexico and Brazil and from Maine to Florida to Minnesota to Texas and California.

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

The larvae feed on Prosopis species.

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