Magusa divaricata
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Species: | M. orbifera
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Magusa orbifera (Grote, 1874)[1]
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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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