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Manoba major

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Manoba major
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
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 George Hampson in 1891. It is found in India, Taiwan, Japan (the Ryukyu Islands), Myanmar, Singapore, as well as on Borneo, Java, Vanuatu and New Caledonia.[1] Its habitat is coastal areas near mangroves.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku. "Manoba major (Hampson, 1891)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
  2. ^ The Moths of Borneo