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Magusa divaricata

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Magusa divaricata
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M. orbifera
Binomial name
Magusa orbifera
(Grote, 1874)[1]
Synonyms
  • Stictoptera divaricata Grote, 1874
  • Magusa strigifera Walker, 1857
  • Magusa discidens Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874
  • Magusa dissidens
  • Magusa sarpida Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874

Magusa divaricata is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from eastern Canada south through the Caribbean and Central America to Paraguay and Argentina. It is a migratory species, which travels north in late summer and fall.[2] The species is commonly known as Orbed Narrow-wing, but this name may also be applied to Magusa orbifera.

The wingspan is 40 mm.

Taxonomy

Magusa divaricata was previously treated as a synonym of Magusa orbifera, but was recently reinstated as a valid species.

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