Merry Melipotis Moth
Melipotis jucunda (Hübner, 1818)
Merry Melipotis Moth: https://mail.marylandbiodiversity.org/species/7415
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Hodges #8607 
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Melipotis jucunda
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Melipotis
Species:
M. jucunda
Binomial name
Melipotis jucunda
Synonyms
  • Bolina hadeniformis Behr, 1870
  • Cirrhobolina tetrica Edwards, 1878
  • Melipotis versabilis Harvey, 1877

Melipotis jucunda, the merry melipotis moth, is a species of moth in the family Erebidae. It is found in Mexico (Yucatán, Mérida), Colombia,[2] most of the United States, western Canada and northeast Brazil.[3]

The wingspan is 35–42 mm.[4] There are two or three generations in New Jersey and multiple generations in the southern part of the range.

The larvae feed on Salix bonplandia and Salix wrighti, Acacia species and Calliandra eriophylla.[5]

Subspecies

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  • Melipotis jucunda jucunda
  • Melipotis jucunda hadeniformis (Behr, 1870) (California)

References

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  1. ^ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Melipotis jucunda Hubner 1818". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 27, 2016.
  2. ^ nkis.info
  3. ^ mothphotographersgroup
  4. ^ Pacific Northwest Moths
  5. ^ Bug Guide


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