Meganola varia

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.

Meganola varia
Scientific classification
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 varia Barnes & Lindsey, 1921
  • Roeselia extusata Dyar, 1923

The wingspan is 26–32 mm. The general color of the adults is dark gray to brownish gray, with a variable hoary irroration (speckles) 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. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
  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. Barnes, W. M. & Lindsey, A. W. (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.

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.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.