Magusa orbifera

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Magusa orbifera
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Magusa
Species:
M. orbifera
Binomial name
Magusa orbifera
(Walker, 1857)
Synonyms
  • Xylina orbiferaWalker, 1857
  • Magusa orbiferellaStrand, 1916
  • Magusa orbiferanaStrand, 1916
  • Magusa perversaStrand, 1916
  • Laphygma angustipennisMöschler, 1886

Magusa orbifera is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found from southern Florida through the Florida Keys to the Caribbean. [1] The species is commonly known as Orbed Narrow-wing, but this name may also be applied to Magusa divaricata , which was treated as a synonym until recently.

The species has a wingspan of approximately 34 mm, and adults are active throughout the year.

The larvae feed on Krugiodendron ferreum and Karwinskia humboldtiana .

Taxonomy

Magusa divaricata was previously treated as a synonym of Magusa orbifera, but was recently reinstated as a valid species.

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