Misogada

Misogada
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Notodontidae
Genus:	Misogada; Walker, 1865
Species:	M. unicolor
Binomial name
	Misogada unicolor; (Packard, 1864)
Synonyms
	Lochmaeus unicolor Packard, 1864; Lochmaeus marina Packard, 1864; Misogada sobria Walker, 1865;

Misogada is a monotypic moth genus of the family Notodontidae erected by Francis Walker in 1865.^[1] 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.^[2]^[3]

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The wingspan is about 45 mm. There are two to three generations per year.

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