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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Nolidae |
Genus: | Meganola |
Species: | M. varia
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Binomial name | |
Meganola varia | |
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Meganola varia is a species of moth in the family Nolidae and superfamily Noctuoidea. [1] [2] [3]
The species was first described by William Barnes and Arthur Ward Lindsey in 1921. [4] It is found naturally in North America, [2] where it has been recorded throughout Arizona, New Mexico, and western Texas. [5] While some moths of its species have reportedly been photographed in California, [5] Meganola varia is not found on the California Moth Checklist. [6]
Its wingspan ranges from 26–32 millimeters. [4] Adults typically have dark gray or brownish gray coloration with a white speckling (irroration) that occurs as a result of the white tips on some its scales. [4] [7] Adults have a flight period of June to October.[ citation needed]
The MONA (Hodges) number for Meganola varia is 8987. [8] [9]
Meganola varia | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Nolidae |
Genus: | Meganola |
Species: | M. varia
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Binomial name | |
Meganola varia | |
Synonyms | |
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Meganola varia is a species of moth in the family Nolidae and superfamily Noctuoidea. [1] [2] [3]
The species was first described by William Barnes and Arthur Ward Lindsey in 1921. [4] It is found naturally in North America, [2] where it has been recorded throughout Arizona, New Mexico, and western Texas. [5] While some moths of its species have reportedly been photographed in California, [5] Meganola varia is not found on the California Moth Checklist. [6]
Its wingspan ranges from 26–32 millimeters. [4] Adults typically have dark gray or brownish gray coloration with a white speckling (irroration) that occurs as a result of the white tips on some its scales. [4] [7] Adults have a flight period of June to October.[ citation needed]
The MONA (Hodges) number for Meganola varia is 8987. [8] [9]