Biology: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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| Meganola varia (Barnes & Lindsey, 1921)
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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]
References
- ↑ "Meganola varia Species Information". https://bugguide.net/node/view/713332. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Meganola varia Report". https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=939477. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
- ↑ "Meganola varia Species Overview". http://eol.org/pages/13817506/overview. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Barnes, William; Lindsey, Arthur Ward (1921). "Notes and New Species (Lep., Arctiidae)". Entomological News (The American Entomological Society) 32 (10): 295. https://archive.org/details/sim_entomological-news_1921-12_32_10/page/295/mode/2up.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Meganola varia". http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=8987.
- ↑ "California Moth Species List Essig Museum of Entomology Collections". https://essigdb.berkeley.edu/calmoth_species_list.html.
- ↑ Barnes, W. M. & Lindsey, A. W. (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". http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=8987. 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.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q48971784 entry
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