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Megalographa biloba

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Species of moth

Megalographa biloba
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Megalographa
Species: M. biloba
Binomial name
Megalographa biloba
(Stephens, 1830)
Synonyms
  • Plusia biloba Stephens, 1830
  • Autographa biloba (Stephens, 1830)

Stephens' gem or the bilobed looper (Megalographa biloba) is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is widely distributed from the southern parts of the United States, south through Central America and South America to Argentina.

The wingspan is 38–44 mm.

It is sometimes considered a pest on cultivated lettuce.

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Megalographa biloba


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