Biology:Mazuca

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Short description: Genus of moths

Mazuca
Mazuca strigicincta - Cameroon - Africa (8460858869).jpg
Mazuca strigicincta, the Pikachu moth
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Tribe: Psaphidini
Genus: Mazuca
Walker, 1866
Synonyms
  • Mila Aurivillius, 1892

Mazuca is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae found in Sub-Saharan Africa.[1] The genus was erected by Francis Walker in 1866.[2][3][4]

Species

  • Mazuca amoena Jordan, 1933 Zaire
  • Mazuca dulcis Jordan, 1933 Nigeria
  • Mazuca elegantissima Janse, 1930 southern Africa
  • Mazuca haemagrapha Hampson, 1910 Ghana
  • Mazuca roseistriga Fletcher, 1963 Malawi
  • Mazuca strigicincta Walker, 1866 Nigeria, Cameroons, Malawi – Pikachu moth

References

Wikidata ☰ Q6799046 entry