Kingdom Animalia Family Noctuidae Genus Magusa Order Butterflies and moths | Class Insecta Phylum Arthropoda Rank Species | |
Similar Butterflies and moths, Elaphria versicolor, Amphipyra pyramidoides, Callopistria floridensis, Acronicta fallax | ||
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. 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.
References
Magusa divaricata Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA