Moths of North Carolina
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Melipotis jucunda (Hübner, 1818) - Merry Melipotis

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Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Noctuoidea		 Family:
Erebidae		Subfamily:
Erebinae		Tribe:
Melipotini		P3 Number:
930878		 MONA Number:
8607.00		 Other Common Names:
Merry Graphic, Merry Graphic Owlet
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984)Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLDTechnical Description, Immature Stages: Wagner et al. (2011)                                                                                 
Adult ID Requirements: Identifiable from good quality photos of unworn specimens.
Larvae ID Requirements: Identifiable from close inspection of specimens or by DNA analysis.
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution:
County Map: Clicking on a county returns the records for the species in that county.
Melipotis jucundaAlamance Alexander Alleghany Anson Ashe Avery Beaufort Bertie Bladen Brunswick Buncombe Burke Cabarrus Caldwell Camden Carteret Caswell Catawba Chatham Cherokee Chowan Clay Cleveland Columbus Craven Cumberland Currituck Dare Davidson Davie Duplin Durham Edgecombe Forsyth Franklin Gaston Gates Graham Granville Greene Guilford Halifax Harnett Haywood Henderson Hertford Hoke Hyde Iredell Jackson Johnston Jones Lee Lenoir Lincoln Macon Madison Martin McDowell Mecklenburg Mitchell Montgomery Moore Nash New%20Hanover Northampton Onslow Orange Pamlico Pasquotank Pender Perquimans Person Pitt Polk Randolph Richmond Robeson Rockingham Rowan Rutherford Sampson Scotland Stanly Stokes Surry Swain Transylvania Tyrrell Union Vance Wake Warren Washington Watauga Wayne Wilkes Wilson Yadkin Yancey
Flight Dates:
 High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
 Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
 Piedmont (Pd)
 Coastal Plain (CP)

Click on graph to enlarge 		Image showing flight dates by month for High Mountains greater than 4,000 feet, Low Mountains, Piedmont, and Coastal Plain: adults.
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 (Quercus laevis) 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 SNR S3S4
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

Photos: 17
Melipotis jucunda
Recorded by: R. Newman on 2025-05-06
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Melipotis jucunda
Recorded by: R. Newman on 2024-06-26
Carteret Co.
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Melipotis jucunda
Recorded by: R. Newman on 2024-05-03
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Melipotis jucunda
Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Rich Teper on 2024-04-16
New Hanover Co.
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Melipotis jucunda
Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Rich Teper on 2024-04-16
New Hanover Co.
Comment: 		Melipotis jucunda
Recorded by: R. Newman on 2023-06-05
Carteret Co.
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Melipotis jucunda
Recorded by: R. Newman on 2022-04-14
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Melipotis jucunda
Recorded by: Darryl Willis on 2021-08-26
Cabarrus Co.
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Melipotis jucunda
Recorded by: R. Newman on 2021-07-25
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Melipotis jucunda
Recorded by: R. Newman, Cutler Newman on 2021-04-29
Carteret Co.
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Melipotis jucunda
Recorded by: R. Newman, Cutler Newman on 2021-04-29
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Melipotis jucunda
Recorded by: B. Bockhahn on 2014-08-15
Durham Co.
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Melipotis jucunda
Recorded by: Britta Muiznieks on 2014-05-18
Dare Co.
Comment: 		Melipotis jucunda
Recorded by: Britta Muiznieks on 2014-05-02
Dare Co.
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Melipotis jucunda
Recorded by: Britta Muiznieks on 2014-04-26
Dare Co.
Comment: 		Melipotis jucunda
Recorded by: Britta Muiznieks on 2014-04-26
Dare Co.
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Melipotis jucunda
Recorded by: E. Corey, T. DeSantis on 2012-04-16
Onslow Co.
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