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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Owlet Moths and kin (Noctuoidea) » Nolid Moths (Nolidae) » Nolinae » Meganola
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Meganola minuscula? - Meganola
Copyright © 2017 Sue Carnahan

Meganola minuscula? - Meganola
Salero Ranch, E of Tubac, 4300 ft elev, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
March 2, 2017
Size: forewing about 1 cm

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Contributed by Sue Carnahan on 3 March, 2017 - 10:24am
Last updated 7 March, 2017 - 12:21pm

Moved
Moved from Confused Meganola.

Sue, I still think this is Meganola minuscula but there are so many rather confusing species in Arizona, that I felt better moving this one back to Genus.
… A. Hendrickson, 7 March, 2017 - 12:21pm login or register to post comments

 
No problem. I prefer accuracy
No problem. I prefer accuracy so I will go with what you think is best!
… Sue Carnahan, 7 March, 2017 - 8:32pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Meganola.
… A. Hendrickson, 5 March, 2017 - 12:03pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Butterflies and Moths.
… Sue Carnahan, 4 March, 2017 - 10:24pm login or register to post comments

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Sue, the truth is - I don't know. Check out this one of mine identified by BOLD, then look at this discussion about the defining characteristic being the size of the V's in the Median area. . I am seeing a lot of the "grainy, dark ones" here that I am beginning to think are all M. minisculas. I need to send more to BOLD to be sure.
… A. Hendrickson, 4 March, 2017 - 6:59pm login or register to post comments

 
This is the first Meganola I
This is the first Meganola I have even seen, so I'm OK leaving it at genus until I know more. Thanks for taking a look, Ann!
… Sue Carnahan, 4 March, 2017 - 10:23pm login or register to post comments

 
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Wow, Sue. I should have looked at the range. M. spodia does not occur in AZ, so this is M. miniscula.
… A. Hendrickson, 5 March, 2017 - 12:03pm login or register to post comments

 
Thank you, Ann!
Thank you, Ann!
… Sue Carnahan, 5 March, 2017 - 12:07pm login or register to post comments

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