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Erebidae
930878 – 8607   Melipotis jucunda Hübner, 1818
             Merry Melipotis

© Arlene Ripley - Cochise Co., AZ
Similar Species:
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • jucunda Hübner 1818 (Melipotis) - MONA 1983: 8607
  • ssp. a. jucunda Hübner 1818 (Melipotis) - MONA 1983: 8607
  • versabilis Harvey 1877 (Melipotis)
  • ssp. b. hadeniformis Hübner 1818 (Bolina)
  • tetrica Edwards 1878 (Cirrhobolina)
  • References
    • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification, and some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.
    • Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 43.30f, 43.31m; p. 257. Book Review and ordering
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    • Species Page at Pacific Northwest Moths
    Melipotis jucunda
    © Machele White
    Melipotis jucunda
    © Mark Dreiling
    Melipotis jucunda
    © Arlene Ripley
    Melipotis jucunda
    © Charles Melton
    Melipotis jucunda
    © Maury Heiman
    Melipotis jucunda
    © Maury Heiman
    Melipotis jucunda
    © Carol Wolf
    Melipotis jucunda
    © Gary Anweiler
    Melipotis jucunda
    LG – © Jim Troubridge
    Melipotis jucunda
    - 37mm – © Jim Vargo
    Melipotis jucunda
    - 37mm – © Jim Vargo
    Melipotis jucunda
    © Ron Votaw
    Melipotis jucunda
    - 42mm – © Tom Dimock

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