Genus Melipotis

Classification · Numbers · Works Cited

Merry Melipotis Moth - Melipotis jucunda

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Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)

No Taxon (Moths)

Superfamily Noctuoidea

Family Erebidae

Subfamily Catocalinae

Tribe Melipotini

Genus Melipotis

Numbers

13 spp per both Nearctica and Arnett (1985) (1)

Works Cited

1.	American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico By Ross H. Arnett

Contributed by Lynette Schimming on 4 July, 2005 - 2:05pm
Additional contributions by Mike Quinn
Last updated 23 December, 2008 - 5:15pm

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