Meganola varia

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Meganola varia
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Nolidae
Genus: Meganola
Species:
M. varia
Binomial name
Meganola varia
(Barnes & Lindsey, 1921)
Synonyms
  • Roeselia variaBarnes & Lindsey, 1921
  • Roeselia extusataDyar, 1923

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]

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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]

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References

  1. "Meganola varia Species Information". BugGuide. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
  2. 1 2 "Meganola varia Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
  3. "Meganola varia Species Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
  4. 1 2 3 Barnes, William; Lindsey, Arthur Ward (1921). "Notes and New Species (Lep., Arctiidae)". Entomological News. The American Entomological Society. 32 (10): 295.
  5. 1 2 "Meganola varia". Moth Photographers Group.
  6. "California Moth Species List Essig Museum of Entomology Collections". essigdb.berkeley.edu. Retrieved 2021-07-22.
  7. Barnes, W. M. & Lindsey, A. W. (1921). "Notes on new species Lep. Arctiidae". Entomological News. 32: 295.
  8. Pohl, G.R., Patterson, B., & Pelham, J.P. (2016). Taxonomic Checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico
  9. "Meganola varia, Hodges 8987". North American Moth Photographers Group. Retrieved 2018-01-18.

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