Nycteola cinereana Neumoegen & Dyar, 1893 is a animal in the Nolidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Nycteola cinereana Neumoegen & Dyar, 1893

Nycteola cinereana Neumoegen & Dyar, 1893

Nycteola cinereana, the grey midget, is a nolid moth found in North America, first described in 1893.

Family
Genus
Nycteola
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Nycteola cinereana Neumoegen & Dyar, 1893

Nycteola cinereana, commonly known as the grey midget or ash-colored owlet moth, is a nolid moth that belongs to the family Nolidae. This species was first formally described by Berthold Neumoegen and Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1893. It is native to and found in North America. The MONA (Moths of North America) or Hodges number assigned to Nycteola cinereana is 8977.

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Taxonomy

Animalia › Arthropoda › Insecta › Lepidoptera › Nolidae › Nycteola

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