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Erebidae
930880 – 8609   Melipotis novanda (Guenée, 1852)

© Charles Melton
Distribution: USA: CA, AZ, NM, TX, CO.
Similar Species:
  • Melipotis agrotoides (Walker, [1858])
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • novanda (Guenée, 1852) (Bolina) - MONA 1983: 8609 TL: Columbia.
  • agrotipennis (Harvey, 1875) (Bolina) TL: Texas.
  • 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.
    • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - BIN: BOLD:AAE9170 (AZ, NM, TX population, accessed 17i2025) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification.
    • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - BIN: BOLD:ACX2173 (one specimen from Edwards Co., TX, accessed 17i2025) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification.
    • Richards, A.G., Jr., 1939. A revision of the North American species of the Phoberia - Melipotis - Drasteria group of moths (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). Entomologica Americana, 19: 14.
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    Melipotis novanda
    © Joshua Rose
    Melipotis novanda
    © Charles Melton
    Melipotis novanda
    © Mike Quinn
    Melipotis novanda
    © Charles Melton
    Melipotis novanda
    44mm - f. – © CNC - Jocelyn Gill
    Melipotis novanda
    42mm - – © CNC - Jocelyn Gill
    Melipotis novanda
    44mm - – © CNC - Jocelyn Gill
    Melipotis novanda
    - 42mm – © Jim Vargo
    Melipotis novanda
    - 38mm – © Jim Vargo

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