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Megalographa biloba

Bilobed Looper Moth


Megalographa biloba

(Berg, 1882)

Family: Noctuidae
Order: Lepidoptera
Class: Insecta
Phylum / Division: Arthropoda
Kingdom: Animalia

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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.

Source: Wikipedia, article Megalographa biloba. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 17/07/2026.





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Count: 7

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Photography ID: 543215
  Larva

Florida
Buenos Aires
Argentina
10/19/2022
Marcos Garberoglio
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Photography ID: 529609
  Adult

Mar del Plata
Buenos Aires
Argentina
03/24/2023
José Luis Ianiro
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Photography ID: 419093
  Adult

Alunail@nds
La Rioja
Argentina
08/09/2019
Ramón Vera
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Photography ID: 356072
  Adult

Bosque de Chapultepec
Distrito Federal
Mexico
09/22/2019
Eduardo Nadal
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Photography ID: 313707
  Adult

Montevideo
Montevideo
Uruguay
01/31/2019
Emilio Lessa
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Photography ID: 33167
♂
  Adult

Florencio Varela
Buenos Aires
Argentina
11/30/2012
Juan Domingo Cerutti


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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
173986424/03/2023ArgentinaBuenos AiresCiudad, Mar del PlataJosé Luis Ianiro
180475619/10/2022ArgentinaBuenos AiresFloridaMarcos Garberoglio
110962822/09/2019MexicoDistrito FederalJardín Botánico, Bosque de ChapultepecEduardo Nadal
131121209/08/2019ArgentinaLa RiojaAlunail@ndsRamón Vera
129484431/01/2019UruguayMontevideoJardín Botánico, MontevideoEmilio Lessa
129484519/01/2019ArgentinaBuenos AiresKm 57,5, General RodriguezSergio Gabriel Borrillo
9391930/11/2012ArgentinaBuenos AiresFlorencio VarelaJuan Domingo Cerutti
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Bilobed Looper Moth (Megalographa biloba) – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 25/09/2026.