Manoba major

Manoba major
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nolidae
Genus: Manoba
Species: M. major
Binomial name
Manoba major
(Hampson, 1891)
Synonyms
  • Nola major Hampson, 1891
  • Meganola major
  • Nola formosana Wileman & West, 1929 (preocc. Wileman & West, 1928)
  • Celama subpallida Turner, 1944
  • Meganola major caesiopennis Inoue, 1982
  • Meganola major takasago Inoue, 1982

Manoba major is a moth in the family Nolidae. It was described by Hampson in 1891. It is found in India, Taiwan, Japan (the Ryukyu Islands, Burma, Singapore, as well as on Borneo, Java, Vanuatu and New Caledonia.[1] The habitat consists of coastal areas near mangroves.[2]

The wingspan is about 20 mm. The forewings are fawn with two darker smudges on the costa. The hindwings are fawn, fading to white at the base.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Manoba at funet
  2. ↑ The Moths of Borneo
  3. ↑ Lepidoptera Larvae of Australia


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