- Meganola brunellus
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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 Nolidae family. 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.
External links
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- Status of Rhynchopalpus hrunellus in the Hawaiian Islands, With Comments on the Systematics of the Nolinae (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)
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