Meganola brunellus

Meganola brunellus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Meganola
Species: M. brunellus
Binomial name
Meganola brunellus
(Hampson, 1893)
Synonyms
  • Meganola brunella
  • Roeselia brunellus Hampson, 1893
  • Roeselia brunella
  • Manoba brunellus (Hampson, 1893)
  • Manoba brunella
  • Rhynchopalpus brunellus (Hampson, 1893)
  • Rhynchopalpus brunella
  • Selca brunellus
  • Selca brunella
  • Nola brunellus
  • Nola brunella
  • Nola achromia Hampson, 1909
  • Celamoides corticella van Eecke, 1926
  • Meganola pseudohypena Inoue, 1982

Meganola brunellus is a moth of the family Nolidae. It is found in Sri Lanka, India, Taiwan, the Ryukyu Islands, Sundaland, Queensland and the Bismarck Islands. It is an introduced species in Hawaii.

The larvae feed on Melastoma species, including Melastoma candidum.

Taxonomy

The taxonomic placement of this species has been problematic. It has been included in the Arctiidae, Nolidae or Noctuidae. Poole transferred brunellus to Nola in 1989, but the male genitalia are atypical of this genus.

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