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Magusa divaricata

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Species of moth "Orbed narrow-wing" redirects here. For the other moth with this name, see Magusa orbifera.

Magusa divaricata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Magusa
Species: M. divaricata
Binomial name
Magusa divaricata
(Grote, 1874)
Synonyms
  • Stictoptera divaricata Grote, 1874
  • Magusa strigifera Walker, 1857
  • Magusa discidens Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874
  • Magusa dissidens
  • Magusa sarpida Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874

Magusa divaricata, the orbed narrow-wing, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1874. 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.

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.

References

  1. "932282.00 – 9637.1 – Magusa divaricata (Grote, 1874) – Orbed Narrow-wing Moth". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved December 22, 2020.
  2. McLeod, Robin (November 26, 2013). "Species Magusa divaricata - Orbed Narrow-wing - Hodges#9637.1". BugGuide. Retrieved December 22, 2020.
  3. LaFontaine, J. Donald; Dickel, Terhune S.; Honey, Martin R. (2009). "Taxonomy and identification of Magusa species (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae: Xyleninae)". Lepidoptera Novae. 2 (1): 35–40.
Taxon identifiers
Magusa divaricata


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