Melipotis indomita

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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.

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

The larvae feed on Prosopis species.

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