Meganola brunellus

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Meganola brunellus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Nolidae
Genus: Meganola
Species:
M. brunellus
Binomial name
Meganola brunellus
(Hampson, 1893)
Synonyms
  • Meganola brunella
  • Roeselia brunellusHampson, 1893
  • Roeselia brunella
  • Manoba brunellus(Hampson, 1893)
  • Manoba brunella
  • Rhynchopalpus brunellus(Hampson, 1893)
  • Rhynchopalpus brunella
  • Selca brunellus
  • Selca brunella
  • Nola brunellus
  • Nola brunella
  • Nola achromiaHampson, 1909
  • Celamoides corticellavan Eecke, 1926
  • Meganola pseudohypenaInoue, 1982

Meganola brunellus is a moth of the family Nolidae. It is found in Sri Lanka, India, Taiwan, Japan, [1] the Ryukyu Islands, Sundaland, Queensland and the Bismarck Islands. It is an introduced species in Hawaii.

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Taxonomy

The taxonomic placement of this species has been problematic. It has been included in the Arctiidae, Nolidae or Noctuidae. Poole transferred brunellus to Nola in 1989, but the male genitalia are atypical of this genus.

Description

Its wingspan is 21 mm. The head and thorax are white, slightly irrorated (sprinkled) with black and collar black banded. Abdomen brownish white. Forewings suffused with pale brown and black irrorated. Oblique antemedial and postmedial black specks series present. A marginal series of specks can be seen, with traces of a pale submarginal line visible. The brown suffusion very dark on costa before postmedial specks and on the margin, more prominent in some specimens than others. Hindwings white or ochreous. [2]

Ecology

The larvae feed on Melastoma species, including Melastoma candidum , around forests or domestic areas. [3]

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References

  1. "Manoba brunellus Hampson, 1893 テンスジコブガ,Cat.3390". Digital Moths of Japan. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
  2. Hampson, G. F. (1894). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume II. Taylor and Francis via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  3. Holloway, Jeremy Daniel. "Manoba brunellus Hampson comb. n". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 1 August 2016.