Meganola varia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Nolidae
Genus: Meganola
Species:
M. varia
Binomial name
Meganola varia
(Barnes and Lindsey, 1921)
Synonyms
  • Roeselia varia Barnes & Lindsey, 1921
  • Roeselia extusata Dyar, 1923

Meganola varia is a species of moth in the family Nolidae (nolid moths), in the superfamily Noctuoidea (owlet moths and kin).[1][2][3] The species was described by William Barnes and Arthur Ward Lindsey in 1921. It is found in North America[2], where it has been recorded from California through Arizona to western Texas.

The wingspan is 26-32 mm. The general colour of the adults is dark grey to brownish grey, with a variable hoary irroration due to the white tips of some scales.[4] Adults are on wing from June to October.

The MONA or Hodges number for Meganola varia is 8987.[5][6]

References

  1. ^ "Meganola varia Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
  2. ^ a b "Meganola varia Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
  3. ^ "Meganola varia Species Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
  4. ^ Barnes, W.M. & A.W. Lindsey, 1921. Notes on new species Lep. Arctiidae. Entomological News, 32: 295.
  5. ^ Pohl, G.R., Patterson, B., & Pelham, J.P. (2016). Taxonomic Checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico
  6. ^ "Meganola varia, Hodges 8987". North American Moth Photographers Group. Retrieved 2018-01-18.

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