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Orbed Narrow-wing Moth

Magusa orbifera

Field notes

Magusa orbifera is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found from southern Florida through the Florida Keys to the Caribbean. The species is commonly known as Orbed Narrow-wing, but this name may also be applied to Magusa divaricata, which was treated as a synonym until recently.

The species has a wingspan of approximately 34 mm, and adults are active throughout the year.

The larvae feed on Krugiodendron ferreum and Karwinskia humboldtiana.

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Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided