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Meganola sp. |
Nolid Moths |
MONA# |
Family:
Nolidae
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| *possibly Meganola dentata |
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Classification
KINGDOM: Animalia
PHYLUM: Arthropoda
CLASS: Insecta
ORDER: Lepidoptera
SUPERFAMILY: Noctuoidae
FAMILY: Nolidae
SUBFAMILY: Nolinae
Genus: Meganola
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General Species Description
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FIELD NOTES for Meganola sp.: |
| Coll. Date (mm/dd/yyyy) |
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| Locality & GPS coords |
| Copper Canyon, Huachuca Mts, Cochise Co., AZ |
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| Habitat |
| Riparian in Oak / Grassland |
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| Host Plant |
| Juglans major (Arizona Walnut) |
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| Collector(s) |
Jennifer Bundy |
Field observations:
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leaf rolling |
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| Ecology Notes:
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| HABITAT |
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| Riparian in Oak / Grassland, Huachuca Mts., AZ |
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| HOST |
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| Juglans major (Arizona Walnut) |
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REARING / LAB NOTES for Meganola sp.: |
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| Food plant used |
Juglans major, AZ Walnut |
| Voucher fate |
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| Number of days (1st-Ultimate instar) |
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| Number of days (prepupa) |
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| Number of days (pupa to eclosion) |
Pupa (September 2011 - current). |
Morphology Notes:
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| Adult: |
On specimen eclosed with poor wing inflation. I believe the species, per maculation on wing, is Meganola dentata. |
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Behavior notes:
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Parasitoids:
| Parasitoids (yes/no) |
No |
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| Larva |
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| Ultimate stage, sub-lateral |
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| Larva |
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| Ultimate stage, dorsal |
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| Head Shot |
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| Ultimate stage, head shot showing two-tone color |
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| Cocoon |
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| Cocoon constructed using leaf and frass material |
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