Misogada
Sign in to saveMisogada is a monotypic moth genus of the family Notodontidae erected by Francis Walker in 1865. Its only species, Misogada unicolor, the drab prominent, was first described by Alpheus Spring Packard in 1864. It is found in North America from Nova Scotia to Florida, west to Texas and north to Saskatchewan.
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 8
- Family
- Notodontidae
- Collections
- YPM, USNM, OSUC
- Recorded in
- United States, Brazil
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- Parent taxon
- Notodontidae
- Image
- Misogada unicolor adult.jpg
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Misogada is a monotypic moth genus of the family Notodontidae erected by Francis Walker in 1865. Its only species, Misogada unicolor, the drab prominent, was first described by Alpheus Spring Packard in 1864. It is found in North America from Nova Scotia to Florida, west to Texas and north to Saskatchewan.
The wingspan is about 45 mm. There are two to three generations per year.
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