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Merry Graphic Moth

Melipotis jucunda

Field notes

Melipotis jucunda, the merry melipotis moth, is a species of moth in the family Erebidae. It is found in Mexico (Yucatán, Mérida), Colombia, most of the United States, western Canada and northeast Brazil.

The wingspan is 35–42 mm. There are two or three generations in New Jersey and multiple generations in the southern part of the range.

The larvae feed on Salix bonplandia and Salix wrighti, Acacia species and Calliandra eriophylla.

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United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided