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'''''Meganola varia''''' is a species of [[moth]] in the family [[Nolidae]] |
'''''Meganola varia''''' is a species of [[moth]] in the family [[Nolidae]] and superfamily [[Noctuoidea]].<ref name="bugref">{{cite web|url=https://bugguide.net/node/view/713332 |title=''Meganola varia'' Species Information|website=BugGuide |accessdate=2018-01-18}}</ref><ref name="itis">{{cite web|url=https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=939477 |title=''Meganola varia'' Report|website=Integrated Taxonomic Information System |accessdate=2018-01-18}}</ref><ref name="eol">{{cite web|url=http://eol.org/pages/13817506/overview |title=''Meganola varia'' Species Overview|website=Encyclopedia of Life |accessdate=2018-01-18}}</ref> The species was first described by [[William Barnes (entomologist)|William Barnes]] and [[Arthur Ward Lindsey]] in 1921.<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal|last=Barnes|first=William|last2=Lindsey|first2=Arthur Ward|date=1921|title=Notes and New Species (Lep., Arctiidae)|url=https://archive.org/details/sim_entomological-news_1921-12_32_10/page/295/mode/2up|journal=Entomological News|publisher=The American Entomological Society|volume=32|issue=10|pages=295}}</ref> It is found naturally in North America,<ref name="itis" /> where it has been recorded throughout [[Arizona]], [[New Mexico]], and western [[Texas]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=Meganola varia|url=http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=8987|url-status=live|website=Moth Photographers Group}}</ref> While some moths of its species have reportedly been photographed in California,<ref name=":1" /> ''Meganola varia'' is not found on the California Moth Checklist.<ref>{{Cite web|title=California Moth Species List Essig Museum of Entomology Collections|url=https://essigdb.berkeley.edu/calmoth_species_list.html|access-date=2021-07-22|website=essigdb.berkeley.edu}}</ref> |
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It is found in North America,<ref name=itis/> where it has been recorded from [[California]] through [[Arizona]] to western [[Texas]]. |
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Its [[wingspan]] ranges from 26–32 millimeters.<ref name=":0" /> 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 [[Scale (insect anatomy)|scales]].<ref name=":0" /><ref>Barnes, W. M. & Lindsey, A. W. (1921). [https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/20245#page/351/mode/1up "Notes on new species Lep. Arctiidae"]. ''Entomological News''. 32: 295.</ref> Adults have a flight period of June to October. |
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The [[MONA number|MONA (Hodges) number]] for ''Meganola varia'' is [[List of moths of North America (MONA 8322-11233)|8987]].<ref name=phylo>Pohl, G.R., Patterson, B., & Pelham, J.P. (2016). ''[https://www.researchgate.net/publication/302570819_Annotated_taxonomic_checklist_of_the_Lepidoptera_of_North_America_North_of_MexicoAnnotated Taxonomic Checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico]''</ref><ref name=xweb2>{{cite web|url=http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=8987 |title=''Meganola varia'', Hodges 8987|website=North American Moth Photographers Group |accessdate=2018-01-18}}</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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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 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.
The MONA (Hodges) number for Meganola varia is 8987.[8][9]
References
- ^ "Meganola varia Species Information". BugGuide. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
- ^ a b "Meganola varia Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
- ^ "Meganola varia Species Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
- ^ a b c Barnes, William; Lindsey, Arthur Ward (1921). "Notes and New Species (Lep., Arctiidae)". Entomological News. 32 (10). The American Entomological Society: 295.
- ^ a b "Meganola varia". Moth Photographers Group.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "California Moth Species List Essig Museum of Entomology Collections". essigdb.berkeley.edu. Retrieved 2021-07-22.
- ^ 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". 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.
External links
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