Meganola varia
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Clade: | Euarthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Nolidae |
Genus: | Meganola |
Species: | M. varia |
Binomial name | |
Meganola varia (Barnes and Lindsey, 1921) | |
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Meganola varia is a species of moth in the family Nolidae (nolid moths), in the superfamily Noctuoidea (owlet moths and kin).[1][2][3] The species was described by William Barnes and Arthur Ward Lindsey in 1921. It is found in North America,[2] where it has been recorded from California through Arizona to western Texas.
The wingspan is 26–32 mm. The general colour of the adults is dark grey to brownish grey, with a variable hoary irroration due to the white tips of some scales.[4] Adults are on wing from June to October.
References
- ↑ "Meganola varia Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
- 1 2 "Meganola varia Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
- ↑ "Meganola varia Species Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
- ↑ Barnes, W.M. & A.W. Lindsey, 1921. Notes on new species Lep. Arctiidae. Entomological News, 32: 295.
- ↑ Pohl, G.R., Patterson, B., & Pelham, J.P. (2016). Taxonomic Checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico
- ↑ "Meganola varia, Hodges 8987". North American Moth Photographers Group. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
Further reading
- Lafontaine, J. Donald & Schmidt, B. Christian (2010). "Annotated check list of the Noctuoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera) of North America north of Mexico". ZooKeys, vol. 40, 1-239.
- Arnett, Ross H. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press.
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