Genus

Melipotis

8 species in our catalog · found in 9 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumArthropoda (Arthropods)
ClassInsecta (Insects)
OrderLepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
FamilyErebidae (Underwing, Tiger, Tussock, and Allied Moths)
GenusMelipotis

Species in this group

Melipotis perpendicularis

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Melipotis fasciolaris

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Melipotis indomita

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Melipotis acontioides

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Melipotis jucunda

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Melipotis florida

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Melipotis cellaris

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Melipotis famelica

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

<5%

Jan

~20%

Feb

<5%

Mar

~20%

Apr

~20%

May

~10%

Jun

~10%

Jul

<5%

Aug

~10%

Sep

<5%

Oct

<5%

Nov

<5%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Melipotis

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Ranomafana National Park	🇲🇬 Madagascar	1 of 8	~20%
	Perpendicular Graphic			~20%
2	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	5 of 8	~20%
	Indomitable Graphic Moth			<5%
	Cellar Graphic			<5%
	Royal Poinciana Graphic			<5%
	Fasciolated Graphic			<5%
	Perpendicular Graphic			<5%
3	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 8	~20%
	Indomitable Graphic Moth			~10%
	Merry Graphic Moth			~10%
4	Main Ridge Forest Reserve	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	1 of 8	~10%
	Fasciolated Graphic			~10%
5	Galápagos Islands	🇪🇨 Ecuador	3 of 8	~10%
	Indomitable Graphic Moth			<5%
	Royal Poinciana Graphic			<5%
	Melipotis famelica			<5%
6	Saguaro National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 8	~10%
	Merry Graphic Moth			~10%
	Indomitable Graphic Moth			<5%
7	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 8	~10%
	Royal Poinciana Graphic			~10%
8	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 8	~10%
	Melipotis florida			~10%
9	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 8	<5%
	Merry Graphic Moth			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Austin	🇺🇸 United States	5 of 8	~40%
	Indomitable Graphic Moth			~20%
	Cellar Graphic			~10%
	Merry Graphic Moth			~10%
	Royal Poinciana Graphic			~10%
	Perpendicular Graphic			<5%
2	Monterrey	🇲🇽 México	6 of 8	~30%
	Indomitable Graphic Moth			~10%
	Cellar Graphic			~10%
	Royal Poinciana Graphic			~10%
	Perpendicular Graphic			<5%
	Fasciolated Graphic			<5%
	Melipotis famelica			<5%
3	Mesa	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 8	~20%
	Merry Graphic Moth			~10%
	Indomitable Graphic Moth			~10%
	Royal Poinciana Graphic			~10%
4	San Antonio	🇺🇸 United States	4 of 8	~20%
	Indomitable Graphic Moth			~10%
	Cellar Graphic			~10%
	Merry Graphic Moth			<5%
	Royal Poinciana Graphic			<5%
5	Torreón	🇲🇽 México	3 of 8	~20%
	Royal Poinciana Graphic			~10%
	Indomitable Graphic Moth			~10%
	Merry Graphic Moth			~10%
6	Dallas	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 8	~20%
	Indomitable Graphic Moth			~10%
	Merry Graphic Moth			<5%
	Cellar Graphic			<5%
7	Phoenix	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 8	~10%
	Merry Graphic Moth			~10%
	Royal Poinciana Graphic			~10%
	Indomitable Graphic Moth			<5%
8	Las Vegas	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 8	~10%
	Royal Poinciana Graphic			~10%
	Merry Graphic Moth			<5%
9	Houston	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 8	~10%
	Indomitable Graphic Moth			<5%
	Cellar Graphic			<5%
10	Mexico City	🇲🇽 México	3 of 8	~10%
	Indomitable Graphic Moth			<5%
	Perpendicular Graphic			<5%
	Royal Poinciana Graphic			<5%
11	San Diego	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 8	~10%
	Royal Poinciana Graphic			<5%
	Merry Graphic Moth			<5%
	Indomitable Graphic Moth			<5%
12	Cordoba	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 8	~10%
	Cellar Graphic			~10%
13	Los Angeles	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 8	~10%
	Royal Poinciana Graphic			<5%
	Indomitable Graphic Moth			<5%
	Merry Graphic Moth			<5%
14	Puebla	🇲🇽 México	1 of 8	~10%
	Indomitable Graphic Moth			~10%
15	Medellín	🇨🇴 Colombia	1 of 8	<5%
	Fasciolated Graphic			<5%
16	São Paulo	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 8	<5%
	Fasciolated Graphic			<5%
17	Guadalajara	🇲🇽 México	1 of 8	<5%
	Indomitable Graphic Moth			<5%
18	Bogota	🇨🇴 Colombia	1 of 8	<5%
	Fasciolated Graphic			<5%
19	Buenos Aires	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 8	<5%
	Cellar Graphic			<5%
20	Miami	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 8	<5%
	Fasciolated Graphic			<5%

Melipotis

Species in this group

Perpendicular Graphic

Fasciolated Graphic

Indomitable Graphic Moth

Royal Poinciana Graphic

Merry Graphic Moth

Melipotis florida

Cellar Graphic

Melipotis famelica

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Melipotis

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked