Moths of North Carolina
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Melipotis indomita (Walker, [1858]) - Indomitable Melipotis

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Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Noctuoidea		 Family:
Erebidae		Subfamily:
Erebinae		Tribe:
Melipotini		P3 Number:
930871		 MONA Number:
8600.00		 Other Common Name:
Indomitable Graphic
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984); Beadle and Leckie (2012)Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD                                                                                 
Adult ID Requirements: Identifiable from good quality photos of unworn specimens.
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution:
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Melipotis indomita
Flight Dates:
 High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
 Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
 Piedmont (Pd)
 Coastal Plain (CP)

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Habitats and Life History
Habitats:
Larval Host Plants: Larvae feed on mesquite (Wagner et al., 2011), which does not occur in our area. - View
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Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G5 SNR [SNA]
State Protection: Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands.
Comments: This species is probably an uncommon migrant in our area

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Recorded by: A. Garton, B. Bockhahn, L. Carlson, Z. Lunn, J. Jarvis, M. Prinz, K. Tyler on 2024-06-11
Moore Co.
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