Balsa malana Fitch, 1856 is a animal in the Noctuidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Balsa malana Fitch, 1856

Balsa malana Fitch, 1856

Balsa malana (the many-dotted appleworm) is a Noctuidae moth found in North America, with Hodges number 9662.

Family
Genus
Balsa
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Balsa malana Fitch, 1856

Balsa malana, commonly known as the many-dotted appleworm, is a species of moth that belongs to Noctuidae, the owlet moth family. This species is found in North America. Its MONA (also called Hodges) number is 9662.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Noctuidae Balsa

More from Noctuidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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