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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Nolidae |
Genus: | Meganola |
Species: | M. varia
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Binomial name | |
Meganola varia (Barnes and Lindsey, 1921)
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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]