Confused Meganola Moth

Meganola minuscula · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Nolidae

Also called: Confused Meganola

No source yet on danger. We have no source yet on whether it bites, stings or damages anything.
Confused Meganola Moth
Photo: iNaturalist user, CC0

It lives in North America and belongs to the nolid moth family Nolidae.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it lives

Found in North America.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it comes from

Native to North America.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it is found in the US

Recorded in 39 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Texas, Alabama, Maryland, Tennessee, Mississippi, Oregon, North Carolina, Florida.

Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.

Source: GBIF

Status: native in North America; native in Canada; native in United States. Source: iNaturalist

Months it is reported in the US

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Source: GBIF

More photos

Confused Meganola Moth photo 2
Photo: Joshua, CC BY
Confused Meganola Moth photo 3
Photo: Laura Gaudette, CC BY
Confused Meganola Moth photo 4
Photo: Victor Engel, CC BY
Confused Meganola Moth photo 5
Photo: Justin Williams, CC BY

Same family (Nolidae)

Green Silver-linesGreen Silver-linesPseudoips prasinanaDamages trees, gardens or cropsSmall Baileya MothSmall Baileya MothBaileya australisGum Leaf SkeletoniserGum Leaf SkeletoniserUraba lugensDamages trees, gardens or cropsEyed Baileya MothEyed Baileya MothBaileya ophthalmicaSorghum Webworm MothSorghum Webworm MothNola cereellaDamages trees, gardens or cropsBlack-olive Caterpillar MothBlack-olive Caterpillar MothGarella niloticaDamages trees, gardens or crops

Sources

  • Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meganola_minuscula

Look it up elsewhere: GBIF · iNaturalist · BugGuide · ITIS · Wikipedia

Text written 2026-10-23 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-23.

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