Melipotis

Melipotis Hübner, 1818

Melipotis Hübner, 1818; Zuträge Samml. exot. Schmett. 1: 17; TS: Melipotis jucunda Hübner
Heliothis Hübner, 1809; (suppr. ICZN 789)
- = Melipotis; [NACL], 125
Gerespa Walker, 1858; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 13: 1142 [key], 1168; TS: Gerespa prolata Walker
- = Melipotis; [NACL], 125; [POOLE]
Coronta Walker, [1858]; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 13: 1171; TS: Coronta surrepens Walker
- = Melipotis; [NACL], 125; [POOLE]

Bolina; [NHM-BMW]
Coronta; [NHM-BMW]
Gerespa; [NHM-BMW]
Melioptis; Swinhoe, 1900, (missp.); [NHM-BMW]
Melipotis; Butler, 1892, Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (6) 10 (58): 315-327; [P&N23]; [LepIndex]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [NHM-BMW]
Melipotis (Calpinae); [NE10], 36
Melipotis (Catocalinae); [NACL], 125
Melipotis (Melipotini); [NACL93], 34; Zahiri, Holloway, Kitching, Lafontaine, Mutanen & Wahlberg, 2012, Syst. Ent. 37 (1): 109; Homziak, Breinholt, Barnham, Storer & Kawahara, 2019, Mol. Phyl. Evol 131: 102
Melipotis (Ophiderinae); [POOLE]

Misidentified/misapplied:

Bolina Duponchel, 1845; auth.

Melipotis abrupta (Snellen, 1887) Curacao
- Bolina abrupta Snellen, 1887; 44, pl. 4, f. 1-2; TL: Curacao
- Melipotis abrupta; [POOLE]
Melipotis acontioides (Guenée, 1852) Florida, Texas, Antilles - Brazil, Galapagos Is.. See [maps]
- Bolina acontioides Guenée, 1852; Hist. nat. Ins., Spec. gén. Lépid. 7 (Noct. 3): 61
- Stictoptera penicillum Herrich-Schäffer, 1868; 185; TL: Cuba
  - = ; Becker, 2002, Revta bras. Zool. 19: 353 (list)
- Melipotis sinualis Harvey, 1877; 94; TL: Texas, Bosque Co.
  - = ; [NACL], #8610; [POOLE]
- Melipotis acontioides producta Harvey, 1875; 190, f. 101-102; TL: Galapagos Is., Santa Cruz
  - = ; [POOLE]
- Melipotis acontioides producta; [LepIndex]; [CoL]
- Melipotis acontioides; [NACL], #8610; [POOLE]; Becker, 2002, Revta bras. Zool. 19: 353 (list); Becker & Miller, 2002, J. Lep. Soc. 56 (1): 30, f. 72; [NACL93], #0881; [MPG] ; [P&N23]; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [BAMONA]
- Nagara penicillum; [POOLE]
Larva on Delonix regia, Parkinsonia aculeata Becker & Miller, 2002, J. Lep. Soc. 56 (1)
Melipotis agrotoides (Walker, [1858]) Venezuela. See [maps]
- Bolina agrotoides Walker, [1858]; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 13: 1166; TL: Venezuela
- Melipotis agrotoides; [NACL], #8608; [POOLE]; [NACL93], #0879; [MPG] ; [P&N23]; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [BAMONA]
Melipotis albiterminalis (Draudt & Gaede, 1944) Peru. See [maps]
- Gerespa albiterminalis Draudt & Gaede, 1944; 487, pl. 75A a; TL: Peru, Chanchamayo
- Melipotis albiterminalis; [POOLE]; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
Melipotis asinus Dognin, 1912 Argentina (Tucuman). See [maps]
- Melipotis asinus Dognin, 1912; 10; TL: Argentina, Tucuman
- Melipotis asinus; [POOLE]
Melipotis brunnearis (Guenée, 1852) Brazil (Pernambuco). See [maps]
- Bolina brunnearis Guenée, 1852; Hist. nat. Ins., Spec. gén. Lépid. 7 (Noct. 3): 68; TL: Pernambuco
- Melipotis brunnearis; [POOLE]; [iNaturalist]
Melipotis calamioides (Snellen, 1887) Curacao
- Bolina ? calamioides Snellen, 1887; 47, pl. 4, f. 3; TL: Curacao
- Melipotis calamioides; [POOLE]
Melipotis cellaris (Guenée, 1852) Mexico, Venezuela, Paraguay, Colombia. See [maps]
- Bolina cellaris Guenée, 1852; Hist. nat. Ins., Spec. gén. Lépid. 7 (Noct. 3): 66; TL: Colombia
- Bolina turbata Walker, [1858]; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 13: 1160; TL: Venezuela
  - = ; [NACL], #8601; [POOLE]
- Panula insipida Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874; Reise Fregatte Novara, Bd 2 (Abth. 2) (4): pl. 112, f. 16; TL: Mexico, Cuernavaca
  - = ; [NACL], #8601; [POOLE]
- Bolina bisinuata Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874; Reise Fregatte Novara, Bd 2 (Abth. 2) (4): pl. 112, f. 19; TL: Paraguay, La Plata
  - = ; [POOLE]
- Melipotis bisinuata; [iNaturalist]
- Melipotis cellaris; [NACL], #8601; [POOLE]; [NACL93], #0872; [MPG] ; [P&N23]; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [BAMONA]
Melipotis comprehendens (Walker, [1858])
- Bolina comprehendens Walker, [1858]; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 13: 1163; TL: Brazil
- Melipotis comprehendens; [POOLE]; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
Melipotis contorta (Guenée, 1852) Florida, Antilles, Cuba. See [maps]
- Bolina contorta Guenée, 1852; Hist. nat. Ins., Spec. gén. Lépid. 7 (Noct. 3): 64; TL: St. Thomas
- Bolina bistriga Walker, 1858; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 13: 1155; TL: St. Domingo
  - = ; [NACL], #8605; [POOLE]
- Melipotis contorta; [NACL], #8605; [POOLE]; Becker & Miller, 2002, J. Lep. Soc. 56 (1): 31, f. 75; [NACL93], #0876; [MPG] ; [P&N23]; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [BAMONA]
Melipotis decreta (Walker, [1858]) Honduras. See [maps]
- Bolina decreta Walker, [1858]; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 13: 1164; TL: Honduras
- Melipotis decreta; [POOLE]; Cock, 2017, Insecta Mundi 585: 42; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
Melipotis dispar (Köhler, 1979) Argentina (Tucuman). See [maps]
- Leucanistis dispar Köhler, 1979; 53, f. 26; TL: Tucuman, Rio Sali, San Jose
- Melipotis dispar; [POOLE]
Melipotis euryphaea (Hampson, 1926) Belize. See [maps]
- Gerespa euryphaea Hampson, 1926; Descr. Gen. and Spec. Lepid. Br. Mus.: 35; TL: British Hondura, Belize
- Melipotis euryphaea; [POOLE]; [LepIndex] ; [CoL]
Melipotis evelina (Butler, 1878) Jamaica
- Bolina evelina Butler, 1878; Proc. Zool. Soc. London 1878: 487; TL: Jamaica, near Kingston
- Melipostis evelina; [POOLE]
- Melipotis evelina; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
Melipotis famelica (Guenée, 1852) S.USA - Venezuela, Antilles. See [maps]
- Bolina famelica Guenée, 1852; Hist. nat. Ins., Spec. gén. Lépid. 7 (Noct. 3): 62; TL: Mexico, Campeche
- Bolina bivittata Walker, [1858]; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 13: 1156
  - = ; [NACL], #8604; [POOLE]
- Bolina leucomelana Herrich-Schäffer, 1868; 186; TL: Cuba
  - = ; Becker, 2002, Revta bras. Zool. 19: 353 (list)
- Bolina striolaris Herrich-Schäffer, 1868; 186; TL: Cuba
  - = Melipotis contorta; [NACL], #8605; [POOLE]
  - = ; Becker, 2002, Revta bras. Zool. 19: 353 (list)
- Melipotis famelica; [NACL], #8604; [POOLE]; Becker, 2002, Revta bras. Zool. 19: 353 (list); Becker & Miller, 2002, J. Lep. Soc. 56 (1): 31, f. 76; [NACL93], #0875; Cock, 2017, Insecta Mundi 585: 42; [MPG] ; [P&N23]; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [BAMONA]
- Melipotis leucomelana; [POOLE]; [LepIndex] ; [CoL]
- Melipotis striolaris; [LepIndex] ; [CoL]
Larva on Leucaena latisiliqua Becker & Miller, 2002, J. Lep. Soc. 56 (1)
Melipotis fasciolaris (Hübner, [1831]) S.USA - Uruguay, Antilles, Brazil (Bahia). See [maps]
- Aedeia fasciolaris Hübner, [1831]; 15, pl. [77], f. 443-444; TL: Bahia
- Bolina cunearis Guenée, 1852; Hist. nat. Ins., Spec. gén. Lépid. 7 (Noct. 3): 70; TL: Cuba
  - = ; [NACL], #8599; [POOLE]
- Bolina fuscaris Guenée, 1852; Hist. nat. Ins., Spec. gén. Lépid. 7 (Noct. 3): 70; TL: Uruguay, Montevideo
  - = ; [NACL], #8599; [POOLE]
- Bolina limitaris Guenée, 1852; Hist. nat. Ins., Spec. gén. Lépid. 7 (Noct. 3): 70; TL: Mexico
  - = ; [NACL], #8599; [POOLE]
- Bolina illuminans Walker, [1858]; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 13: 1164; TL: Honduras
  - = ; [NACL], #8599; [POOLE]
- Melipotis fascicularis; Guenée, 1852, (missp.)
- Melipotis fasciolaris; [NACL], #8599; [POOLE]; Becker & Miller, 2002, J. Lep. Soc. 56 (1): 31, f. 73-74; [NACL93], #0870; Cock, 2017, Insecta Mundi 585: 42; [MPG] ; [P&N23]; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM] ; [BAMONA]
- Melipotis lunearis; McDunnough, 1938, (missp.)
Melipotis florida Troubridge, 2020 Florida. See [maps]
- Melipotis florida Troubridge, 2020; Insecta Mundi 0789: 16; TL: FLorida, Monroe Co., Dagny Johnson S.P., 25.181°N, 80.364°W
- Melipotis florida; [MPG] ; [P&N23]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
Melipotis goniosema (Hampson, 1926) St. Lucia
- Gerespa goniosema Hampson, 1926; Descr. Gen. and Spec. Lepid. Br. Mus.: 36; TL: St. Lucia
- Melipotis goniosema; [POOLE]; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
Melipotis guanicana Schaus, 1940 Puerto Rico
- Melipotis guanicana Schaus, 1940; 238; TL: Puerto Rico, Guanica
- Melipotis guanicana; [POOLE]; [iNaturalist]
Melipotis gubernata (Walker, [1858]) Brazil (Para). See [maps]
- Bolina gubernata Walker, [1858]; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 13: 1163; TL: Brazil, Para
- Melipotis gubernata; [POOLE]; [LepIndex] ; [CoL]
Melipotis harrisoni Schaus, 1923 Galapagos Is.
- Melipotis harrisoni Schaus, 1923; 43, f. 15; TL: Galapagos Is., South Seymour
- Melipotis harrisoni; [POOLE]; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
Melipotis imparallela (Guenée, 1852) Colombia, Mexico. See [maps]
- Bolina imparallela Guenée, 1852; Hist. nat. Ins., Spec. gén. Lépid. 7 (Noct. 3): 65; TL: Columbia; Mexico
- Melipotis imparallela; [POOLE]; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
Melipotis indomita (Walker, [1858]) Texas, .... See [maps]
- Bolina indomita Walker, [1858]; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 13: 1161; TL: Brazil
- Aedia nigrescens Grote & Robinson, 1866; 20, pl. 3, f. 4; TL: Texas
  - = ; [NACL], #8600; [POOLE]
- Bolina ochreipennis Harvey, 1875; 12, pl. 2, f. 10; TL: Texas
  - = ; [NACL], #8600; [POOLE]
- Bolina ochreifascia Grote, 1875; 117; TL: Texas, New Braufels
  - = ; [NACL], #8600; [POOLE]
- Melipotis indomita; [NACL], #8600; [POOLE]; [NACL93], #0871; [MPG] ; [P&N23]; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [PNWM] ; [BAMONA]
Melipotis januaris (Guenée, 1852) S.USA - Colombia, Cuba, Antilles, Guianas, Cayenne. See [maps]
- Bolina januaris Guenée, 1852; Hist. nat. Ins., Spec. gén. Lépid. 7 (Noct. 3): 67; TL: Haiti; Cayenne
- Bolina russaris Guenée, 1852; Hist. nat. Ins., Spec. gén. Lépid. 7 (Noct. 3): 69; TL: Martinique
  - = ; [NACL], #8603
- Bolina excavans Walker, [1858]; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 13: 1154; TL: St. Domingo
  - = ; [NACL], #8603; [POOLE]
- Bolina subtilis Walker, [1858]; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 13: 1156
  - = ; [NACL], #8603; [POOLE]
- Bolina parcicolor Herrich-Schäffer, 1868; 186; TL: Cuba
  - = ; [NACL], #8603; [POOLE]; Becker, 2002, Revta bras. Zool. 19: 353 (list)
- Bolina rectifascia Herrich-Schäffer, 1868; 186; TL: Cuba
  - = ; [NACL], #8603; [POOLE]; Becker, 2002, Revta bras. Zool. 19: 353 (list)
- Bolina surinamensis Möschler, 1880; 416; TL: Surinam
  - = ; [NACL], #8603; [POOLE]
- Bolina nebulosa Maassen, 1890; 149, pl. 7, f. 13; TL: Colombia, between Bogota and the coast
  - = ; [NACL], #8603; [POOLE]
- Melipotis argos Druce, 1900; 520; TL: Colombia, Minca
  - = ?Melipotis jucunda; [POOLE]
  - = ; [NACL], #8603; [POOLE]
- Melipotis januaris; [NACL], #8603; [POOLE]; Becker, 2002, Revta bras. Zool. 19: 353 (list); Becker & Miller, 2002, J. Lep. Soc. 56 (1): 31, f. 79-80; [NACL93], #0874; [MPG] ; [P&N23]; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM] ; [BAMONA]
- Melipotis rectifasciata; Wolcott, 1936, (missp.)
Larva on Inga laurina Becker & Miller, 2002, J. Lep. Soc. 56 (1)
Melipotis jucunda Hübner, 1818 NA.Georgia, Alabama, Mexico, .... See [maps]
- Melipotis jucunda Hübner, 1818; 17, pl. [15], f. 81-82; TL: Georgia
- Melipotis jucunda var. versabilis Harvey, 1877; 94; TL: Alabama
  - = ; [NACL], #8607; [POOLE]
- Melipotis jucunda jucunda; [P&N23]
- Melipotis jucunda; [NACL], #8607; [POOLE]; [NACL93], #0878; Zahiri, Holloway, Kitching, Lafontaine, Mutanen & Wahlberg, 2012, Syst. Ent. 37 (1): 109; [MPG] ; [P&N23]; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM] ; [PNWM] ; [BAMONA]
- M. j. hadeniformis (Behr, 1870) California
  - Bolina hadeniformis Behr, 1870; 25; TL: California, Downieville
    
    = Melipotis jucunda; [POOLE]
  - Cirrhobolina tetrica H. Edwards, 1878; 10; TL: California, Sacramento
    
    = ; [NACL], #8607a
    = Melipotis jucunda; [POOLE]
  - Melipotis jucunda hadeniformis; [NACL], #8607a; [P&N23]
Melipotis lucigera (Walker, [1858]) Dominican Republic
- Bolina lucigera Walker, [1858]; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 13: 1152; TL: St. Domingo
- Melipotis lucigera; [POOLE]; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
Melipotis mesoleuca (Walker, 1869)
- Bolina mesoleuca Walker, 1869; 51
- Melipotis mesoleuca; [POOLE]
Melipotis nigrobasis (Guenée, 1852) Mexico. See [maps]
- Bolina nigrobasis Guenée, 1852; Hist. nat. Ins., Spec. gén. Lépid. 7 (Noct. 3): 65, Atlas (Noctuelites): pl. 13, f. 8; TL: Mexico
- Melipotis nigrobasis; [NACL], #8602; [POOLE]; [NACL93], #0873; [MPG] ; [P&N23]; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [BAMONA]
Melipotis novanda (Guenée, 1852) Colombia. See [maps]
- Bolina novanda Guenée, 1852; Hist. nat. Ins., Spec. gén. Lépid. 7 (Noct. 3): 64; TL: Colombia
- Bolina agrotipennis Harvey, 1875; 280; TL: Texas
  - = Melipotis agrotoides; [NACL], #8608; [POOLE]
  - = ; [NACL93a], #0880
- Melipotis novanda; [NACL], #8609; [POOLE]; [NACL93], #0880; [NACL93a], #0880; [MPG] ; [P&N23]; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [BAMONA]
Larva on Acacia greggi [POOLE]
Melipotis obliquivia (Hampson, 1926) Bahamas, St. Helena
- Gerespa obliquivia Hampson, 1926; Descr. Gen. and Spec. Lepid. Br. Mus.: 34; TL: Bahamas, Nassau
- Melipotis obliquivia; [POOLE]; [LepIndex] ; [CoL]
Melipotis ochrodes (Guenée, 1852) Antilles, Mexico - Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela, Jamaica. See [maps]
- Bolina ochrodes Guenée, 1852; Hist. nat. Ins., Spec. gén. Lépid. 7 (Noct. 3): 64
- Bolina heliothoides Guenée, 1852; Hist. nat. Ins., Spec. gén. Lépid. 7 (Noct. 3): 68; TL: Colombia
  - = ; [POOLE]
- Bolina manipularis Guenée, 1852; Hist. nat. Ins., Spec. gén. Lépid. 7 (Noct. 3): 68; TL: Brazil
  - = ; [POOLE]
- Bolina parens Walker, [1858]; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 13: 1154; TL: St. Domingo
  - = ; [POOLE]
- Bolina terminifera Walker, [1858]; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 13: 1151; TL: St. Domingo; Venezuela; Jamaica
  - = ; [POOLE]
- Melipotis ochrodes; Becker & Miller, 2002, J. Lep. Soc. 56 (1): 31, f. 77-78; [POOLE]; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
Larva on Prosopis juliflora, Schrankia portoricensis Becker & Miller, 2002, J. Lep. Soc. 56 (1)
Melipotis paracellaris Angulo, 1984 Chile. See [maps]
- Melipotis paracellaris Angulo, 1984; Stud. Neotrop. Fauna Env. 19 (4): 181; TL: Km. 20, Azapa, Arica-Tarapacá, Chile
- Melipotis paracellaris; Angulo & Olivares, 2002, Bol. Soc. Biol. Concepción 73: 48
Melipotis perpendicularis (Guenée, 1852) Illinios, ..., Jamaica, Dominican Republic, Honduras, Venezuela, Colombia. See [maps]
- Bolian perpendicularis Guenée, 1852; Hist. nat. Ins., Spec. gén. Lépid. 7 (Noct. 3): 65; TL: Colombia
- Bolina marmoraris Guenée, 1852; Hist. nat. Ins., Spec. gén. Lépid. 7 (Noct. 3): 67; TL: Brazil
  - = ; [NACL], #8598; [POOLE]
- Bolina disturbans Walker, [1858]; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 13: 1162; TL: Venezuela
  - = ; [NACL], #8598; [POOLE]
- Bolina excepta Walker, [1858]; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 13: 1165; TL: St. Domingo
  - = ; [NACL], #8598; [POOLE]
- Bolina glaucipennis Walker, [1858]; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 13: 1153; TL: St. Domingo
  - = ; [NACL], #8598; [POOLE]
- Bolina stolida Walker, [1858]; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 13: 1162; TL: Honduras
  - = ; [NACL], #8598; [POOLE]
- Melipotis stygialis Grote, 1878; 184; TL: Illinois
  - = ; [NACL], #8598; [POOLE]
- Achaea indistincta Butler, 1878; Proc. Zool. Soc. London 1878: 488; TL: Jamaica, near Kingston
  - = ; [NACL], #8598; [POOLE]
- Bolina sphaerita Möschler, 1880; 417, pl. 8, f. 4
  - = ; [POOLE]
- Bolina limitata Möschler, 1886; Abh. senckenb. nat. Ges. 14 (3): 55; TL: Jamaica
  - = ; [NACL], #8598; [POOLE]
- Achaea indistincta; [CoL]
- Melipotis limitata; [iNaturalist]
- Melipotis perpendicularis; [NACL], #8598; [POOLE]; [NACL93], #0869; Cock, 2017, Insecta Mundi 585: 42; Homziak, Breinholt, Barnham, Storer & Kawahara, 2019, Mol. Phyl. Evol 131: 102; [MPG] ; [P&N23]; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM] ; [BAMONA]
Larva on Dodonae viscosa [POOLE]
Melipotis prolata (Walker, [1858]) Jamaica
- Gerespa prolata Walker, [1858]; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 13: 1169; TL: Jamaica
- Melipotis prolata; [NACL], #8606; [POOLE]; [NACL93], #0877; [MPG] ; [P&N23]; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [BAMONA]
Melipotis prunescens (Hampson, 1926) Paraguay. See [maps]
- Gerespa prunescens Hampson, 1926; Descr. Gen. and Spec. Lepid. Br. Mus.: 37; TL: Paraguay, Sapucay
- Melipotis prunescens; [POOLE]; [LepIndex] ; [CoL]
Melipotis punctifinis (Hampson, 1926) Mexico. See [maps]
- Gerespa punctifinis Hampson, 1926; Descr. Gen. and Spec. Lepid. Br. Mus.: 33; TL: Mexico, Jalapa
- Melipotis punctifinis; [POOLE]; Zahiri, Holloway, Kitching, Lafontaine, Mutanen & Wahlberg, 2012, Syst. Ent. 37 (1): 109; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
Melipotis recipiens (Walker, [1858]) Venezuela. See [maps]
- Bolina recipiens Walker, [1858]; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 13: 1165
- Melipotis recipiens; [POOLE]
Melipotis roseata (Draudt & Grote, 1944) Peru. See [maps]
- Gerepsa roseata Draudt & Grote, 1944; 490, pl. 75A c; TL: Peru, Chanchamayo
- Melipotis roseata; [POOLE]; [LepIndex] ; [CoL]
Melipotis separata (Walker, 1858) Mexico. See [maps]
- Bolina separata Walker, 1858; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 15: 1813; TL: Mexico
- Melipotis separata; [POOLE]; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
Melipotis strigifera (Walker, [1858]) Dominican Republic, Haiti
- Bolina strigifera Walker, [1858]; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 13: 1153; TL: St. Domingo
- Coronta surrepens Walker, [1858]; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 13: 1171; TL: Haiti
  - = ; [POOLE]
- Melipotis strigifera; [POOLE]; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
Melipotis trujillensis Dognin, 1912 Peru. See [maps]
- Melipotis trujillensis Dognin, 1912; 10; TL: Peru, Trujillo
- Melipotis trujillensis; [POOLE]; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
Melipotis tucumanensis Dognin, 1912 Argentina (Tucuman). See [maps]
- Melipotis tucumanensis Dognin, 1912; 11; TL: Argentina, Tucuman
- Melipotis tucumanensis; [POOLE]; [LepIndex] ; [CoL]
Melipotis walkeri Butler, 1892 Peru. See [maps]
- Melipotis walkeri Butler, 1892; 325; TL: Peru, Callao
- Melipotis walkeri; [POOLE]; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]

Unmatched external taxa

Melipotis simplex; [LepIndex] ; [CoL]

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References:

[BAMONA] Opler, Pavulaan, Stanford & Pogue
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[HBN] Francis Hemming, 1937
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[LEPIFORUM]
Lepiforum; Bestimmung von Schmetterlingen (Lepidoptera) und ihren Präimaginalstadien
[LepIndex] Global Lepidoptera Index
Beccaloni, G., Scoble, M., Kitching, I., Simonsen, T., Robinson, G., Pitkin, B., Hine, A., Lyal, C., Ollerenshaw, J., Wing, P., & Hobern, D. (2024). Global Lepidoptera Index. In O. Bánki, Y. Roskov, M. Döring, G. Ower, D. R. Hernández Robles, C. A. Plata Corredor, T. Stjernegaard Jeppesen, A. Örn, L. Vandepitte, D. Hobern, P. Schalk, R. E. DeWalt, K. Ma, J. Miller, T. Orrell, R. Aalbu, J. Abbott, R. Adlard, C. Aedo, et al., Catalogue of Life Checklist (1.1.24.106); https://doi.org/10.48580/dg4lg-49xk
[MPG]
North American Moth Photographers Group
[NHM-BMW] Natural History Museum
Butterflies and Moths of the World; Generic Names and their Type-species
[P&N23] Pohl & Nanz, 2023
Annotated Taxonomic Checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, north of Mexico
[PNWM]
Pacific Northwest Moths
[ZOOKEYS]
[iNaturalist]
iNaturalist
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Some related literature:

Angulo, 1984
A new Melipotis Hübner from Chile (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) Stud. Neotrop. Fauna Env. 19 (4) : 181-184
Angulo & Olivares, 2002
Catalogo de los lepidopteros noctuides de las colecctiones cientificas de la universidad de Concepcion y de sus tipos ingresados despues de 1981 (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae) Bol. Soc. Biol. Concepción 73 : 47-60,60A,60B
Becker, 2002
The Noctuoidea (Lepidoptera) from Cuba described by Herrich-Schäffer and Gundlach in the Gundlach Collection, Havana Revta bras. Zool. 19 : 349-391
Becker & Miller, 2002
The large moths of Guana Island, British Virgin Islands: a survey of efficient colonizers J. Lep. Soc. 56 (1) : 9-44
Guenée in Boisduval & Guenée, 1852
Histoire Naturelle des Insectes. Species Général des Lépidoptéres. Tome Septiéme. Noctuélites. Tome 3 Hist. nat. Ins., Spec. gén. Lépid. 7 (Noct. 3) : 1-443, Atlas (Noctuelites): pl. 1-24 (1858)
Butler, 1878
On a small collection of Lepidoptera from Jamaica Proc. Zool. Soc. London 1878 : 480-495
Butler, 1892
Revision of the Noctuid Genus Melipotis Hübn., with Descriptions of Two new Species Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (6) 10 (58) : 315-327
Cock, 2017
A preliminary catalogue of the moths (Lepidoptera except Papilionoidea) of Tobago, West Indies Insecta Mundi 585 : 1-58
Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874
Reise der österreichischen Fregatte Novara um die Erde in den Jahren 1857, 1858, 1859 unter den Behilfen des Commodore B. von Wüllerstorf-Urbair. Zoologischer Theil. Band 2. Abtheilung 2. Lepidoptera. Rhopalocera Reise Fregatte Novara, Bd 2 (Abth. 2) (1): 1-136, pl. 1-21 (Rhop.) (C. & R. Felder, [1865]), (2): 137-378, pl. 22-47 (Rhop.) (C. & R. Felder, 1865), (3): 379-536, pl. 48-74 (Rhop.) (C. & R. Felder, 1867), (4): 537-548, pl. 75-120, (Inhalts-Verz.) 1-9 (pl. 1-74), (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874) , (5): pl. 121-140, (erklärung) 1-10 (pl. 75-107), (Inhalts-Verz.) 1-20 (pl. 108-140), (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875)
[NE10]; Goater, Ronkay & Fibiger, 2003
Noctuidae Europaeae (Catocalinae & Plusiinae) Noct. Eur. 10 : 1-252
Hampson, 1926
Descriptions of New Genera and Species of Lepidoptera (Phalaenae) of the Family Noctuidae (Subfamily Noctuinae) Descr. Gen. and Spec. Lepid. Br. Mus. : 1-641
[NACL]; Hodges, 1983
Check List of the Lepidoptera of America North of Mexico Check List Lep. Am. N of Mexico
Hübner, 1818
Zuträge zur Sammlung exotischer Schmettlinge, Vol. 1 [1808-] 1818 Zuträge Samml. exot. Schmett. 1 : [1-3], 4-6, [7], 8-32, [33-40] (post 22nd December 1818), : pl. [1-2], f. 1-12 (1808 - 1809), : pl. [3-25], f. 13-146 (1809 - 1813), : pl. [26-35], f. 147-200 (1814 - 1818)
[NACL93]; Lafontaine & Schmidt, 2010
Annotated check list of the Noctuoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera) of North America north of Mexico ZooKeys 40 : 1-239
[NACL93a]; Lafontaine & Schmidt, 2011
Additions and corrections to the check list of the Noctuoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera) of North America north of Mexico ZooKeys 149 : 145-161
Möschler, 1886
Beiträge zur Schmetterlings-Fauna von Jamaica Abh. senckenb. nat. Ges. 14 (3) : 25-87, f. 1-30
[POOLE]; Poole, 1989
Lepidopterorum catalogus (New Series) 118: Noctuidae Lepid. cat. (n.s.) 118:
Troubridge, 2020
A new genus and 37 new noctuoid species from peninsular Florida and the Keys (Lepidoptera: Noctuoidea) Insecta Mundi 0789 : 1-56
Walker, [1858]
List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 9: 1-252 (1856), 10: 253-492 ([1857]), 11: 493-764 (1857), 12: 765-982 ([1858]), 13: 983-1236 ([1858]), 14: 1237-1520 (1858), 15: 1521-1888 (1858)
Zahiri, Holloway, Kitching, Lafontaine, Mutanen & Wahlberg, 2012
Molecular phylogenetics of Erebidae (Lepidoptera, Noctuoidea) Syst. Ent. 37 (1): 102-124

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