Orbed Narrow-wing
Magusa divaricata (Walker, 1857)
Family: Noctuidae
Subfamily: Noctuinae
Identification: Note the unusually long, narrow forewing, which is blackish brown with inconspicuous lines. Some have broad white border along inner margin. Rounded white apical patch ("orb") not always present, but outline of "orb" visible even in dark form. Hindwing blackish with white fringe.
Wing Span: 3.2-4.5 cm.
Life History:
Flight: August-November northward; all year in extreme south Florida and Texas.
Caterpillar Hosts: Black ironweed and coyotilla (Karwinskia humboldtiana).
Adult Food:
Habitat:
Range: Tropical; regularly occurs from Florida to Texas in southeastern United States, and strays north to Maine, southern Ontario, and Wisconsin.
Conservation:
NCGR:
Management Needs:
Comments: NULL
Taxonomy Notes: This species was formerly considered Magusa orbifera, but M. orbifera is a separate species found only in far South Florida through the Keys and Caribbean Islands.
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Verified Sightings
Displaying 1 - 24 of 67 verified sightings
Observation date: Oct 29, 2024
Submitted by: Bob Jacobson
Region: Chippewa County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Ilona L.
Verified date: Nov 12, 2024
Observation date: Nov 02, 2024
Submitted by: SWilliams
Region: York County, Maine, United States
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Nov 05, 2024
Observation date: Aug 14, 2024
Submitted by: Bob Jacobson
Region: Chippewa County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Ilona L.
Verified date: Sep 01, 2024
Observation date: Aug 28, 2024
Submitted by: Bob Jacobson
Region: Chippewa County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Ilona L.
Verified date: Aug 31, 2024
Observation date: Aug 24, 2024
Submitted by: Jacksenzig
Region: Adams County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Ilona L.
Verified date: Aug 31, 2024
Observation date: Aug 15, 2024
Submitted by: SWilliams
Region: York County, Maine, United States
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Aug 17, 2024
Observation date: Aug 09, 2024
Submitted by: wade wander
Region: Sussex County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Aug 10, 2024
Observation date: Jul 27, 2024
Submitted by: David Trently
Region: Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Aug 07, 2024
Observation date: Aug 27, 2021
Submitted by: tirvine2020
Region: Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Mar 23, 2024
Observation date: Sep 24, 2020
Submitted by: Betsy Higgins
Region: Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 20, 2023
Observation date: Aug 25, 2020
Submitted by: Betsy Higgins
Region: Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 19, 2023
Observation date: Nov 11, 2022
Submitted by: disteffv
Region: Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Nov 13, 2022
Observation date: Oct 23, 2022
Submitted by: Judith Huf
Region: Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Ilona L.
Verified date: Oct 23, 2022
Observation date: Sep 30, 2016
Submitted by: Jon Rapp
Region: Pettis County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: jamesdurbin
Verified date: Sep 16, 2022
Observation date: Oct 02, 2021
Submitted by: Kathmoth
Region: Lorain County, Ohio, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Feb 04, 2022
Observation date: Jul 31, 2021
Submitted by: J_Martineau
Region: Cochise County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: J_Martineau
Verified date: Jan 12, 2022
Observation date: Jul 29, 2021
Submitted by: J_Martineau
Region: Santa Cruz County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: J_Martineau
Verified date: Dec 14, 2021
Observation date: Jul 05, 2021
Submitted by: Jacksenzig
Region: Racine County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Ilona L.
Verified date: Jul 26, 2021
Observation date: Jul 15, 2021
Submitted by: Brittanie
Region: New York County, New York, United States
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Jul 19, 2021
Observation date: Oct 09, 2020
Submitted by: MarkNenadov
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Apr 05, 2021
Observation date: Aug 09, 2017
Submitted by: Jane Hall
Region: Windham County, Vermont, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Jan 01, 2021
Observation date: Oct 22, 2020
Submitted by: blueracer
Region: Ashland County, Ohio, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Oct 22, 2020
Observation date: Sep 28, 2020
Submitted by: Cyrus Li
Region: Montgomery County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Oct 01, 2020
Observation date: Aug 30, 2020
Submitted by: JMJaskula
Region: Boone County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 29, 2020
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