Magusa orbifera
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| Magusa orbifera | |
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| File:Magusa orbifera.JPG | |
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Magusa |
| Species: | M. orbifera
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| Binomial name | |
| Magusa orbifera (Walker, 1857)
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Magusa orbifera is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found from southern Florida through the Florida Keys to the Caribbean.[1] The species is commonly known as Orbed Narrow-wing, but this name may also be applied to Magusa divaricata, which was treated as a synonym until recently.
The species has a wingspan of approximately 34 mm, and adults are active throughout the year.
The larvae feed on Krugiodendron ferreum and Karwinskia humboldtiana.
Taxonomy
[edit | edit source]Magusa divaricata was previously treated as a synonym of Magusa orbifera, but was recently reinstated as a valid species.
References
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