Moths of North Carolina
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55 NC Records

Melipotis jucunda (Hübner, 1818) - Merry Melipotis Moth

Melipotis jucundaMelipotis jucunda
Taxonomy
Superfamily: Noctuoidea Family: ErebidaeSubfamily: ErebinaeTribe: MelipotiniP3 Number: 930878 MONA Number: 8607.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984)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:
County Map: Clicking on a county returns the records for the species in that county.
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: Nearly all of our records come from barrier islands
Larval Host Plants: Larvae have been recorded on several hardwood tree species, including Turkey Oak in North Carolina and willow (Wagner et al., 2011) - View
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Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G5 SU
State Protection: Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands.
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 Photo Gallery for Melipotis jucunda - Merry Melipotis Moth

Photos: 16

Recorded by: R. Newman on 2024-06-26
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: R. Newman on 2024-05-03
Carteret Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Rich Teper on 2024-04-16
New Hanover Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Rich Teper on 2024-04-16
New Hanover Co.
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Recorded by: R. Newman on 2023-06-05
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: R. Newman on 2022-04-14
Carteret Co.
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Recorded by: Darryl Willis on 2021-08-26
Cabarrus Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: R. Newman on 2021-07-25
Carteret Co.
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Recorded by: R. Newman, Cutler Newman on 2021-04-29
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: R. Newman, Cutler Newman on 2021-04-29
Carteret Co.
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Recorded by: B. Bockhahn on 2014-08-15
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Britta Muiznieks on 2014-05-18
Dare Co.
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Recorded by: Britta Muiznieks on 2014-05-02
Dare Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Britta Muiznieks on 2014-04-26
Dare Co.
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Recorded by: Britta Muiznieks on 2014-04-26
Dare Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: E. Corey, T. DeSantis on 2012-04-16
Onslow Co.
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