Melipotis indomita

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

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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