Melipotis indomita
Melipotis indomita | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Erebidae |
Genus: | Melipotis |
Species: | M. indomita |
Binomial name | |
Melipotis indomita (Walker, 1858) | |
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The Indomitable Melipotis (Melipotis indomita) is a species of moth in the Erebidae family. The species is found from the West Indies to Mexico and Brazil and from Maine to Florida to 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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