Meganola major (Hampson, 1891)
 (also known as Manoba major)
NOLINAE,   NOLIDAE,   NOCTUOIDEA
 
Don Herbison-Evans
(donherbisonevans@yahoo.com)
and
Stella Crossley

Meganola major
(Photo: courtesy of Ian McMillan, Imbil, Queensland)

The adult moth of this species has fawn forewings each with dark zigzag lines, and two darker smudges on the costa: one near the base, and one near the middle. The hindwings are fawn, fading to white at the base. The moth has a wingspan of about 2 cms.

Meganola major
(Photo: courtesy of Graeme Cocks, Townsville, Queensland)

The species has been found across south-east Asia, including

  • Borneo,
  • India,

    and also in Australia in:

  • Western Australia,
  • Northern Territory, and
  • Queensland.

    Meganola major
    female, drawing: George Francis Hampson, listed as Nola major    ,
    The Lepidoptera Heterocera of the Nilgiri District,
    Illustrations of Typical Specimens of Lepidoptera Heterocera in the Collection of the British Museum,
    Part 8 (1891), Plate 139, fig. 13,
    image courtesy of Biodiversity Heritage Library, digitized by Gerstein Library, University of Toronto.

    Further reading :

    George Francis Hampson,
    The Lepidoptera Heterocera of the Nilgiri District,
    Illustrations of Typical Specimens of Lepidoptera Heterocera in the Collection of the British Museum,
    Part 8 (1891), p. 48, and also Plate 139, fig. 13.

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    (written 14 November 2012, 7 December 2023)