Cloaked Minor

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Mesoligia furuncula

Cloaked Minor, a reference photo
Photo: Andreas Manz · CC0 1.0 (licence)

Mesoligia furuncula, the cloaked minor, is a moth of the family Noctuoidea. It is found in the Palearctic realm (Europe, northwest Africa, Russia, Siberia, Japan, north Iran, Afghanistan, and China (Qinghai and Shaanxi).

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Cloaked Minor being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

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Classification

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Lepidoptera
Family
Noctuidae
Species
Mesoligia furuncula

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