Nycteola metaspilella Walker, 1866 is a animal in the Nolidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Nycteola metaspilella Walker, 1866

Nycteola metaspilella Walker, 1866

The forgotten frigid owlet, Nycteola metaspilella, is a nolid moth found in North America, described in 1866 with Hodges number 8978.

Family
Genus
Nycteola
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Nycteola metaspilella Walker, 1866

Nycteola metaspilella, commonly known as the forgotten frigid owlet, is a species of nolid moth belonging to the family Nolidae. This species was first formally described by Francis Walker in 1866. It occurs in North America. Within MONA (also called Hodges) moth numbering, Nycteola metaspilella is assigned the number 8978.

Photo: (c) Stott Noble, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Stott Noble · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia › Arthropoda › Insecta › Lepidoptera › Nolidae › Nycteola

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