Magusa (moth)
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| Magusa orbifera | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia
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| Phylum: | Arthropoda
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| Class: | Insecta
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| Genus: | Magusa Walker, 1857
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Magusa is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae first described by Francis Walker in 1857.
Description[]
Similar to , differs in third joint of palpi reaching above vertex of head. Dorsal tufts of abdomen are slight. Forewings very long and narrow. Apex rounded with oblique outer margin.[1]
Species[]
- (Berio, 1940) Eritrea
- Magusa divaricata (Grote, 1874)
- Hayes, 1975 Galápagos Islands
- Magusa orbifera (Walker, 1857) southern Canada - US - Argentina
- Magusa versicolora (Saalmüller, 1891) Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Zaire, Malawi, Arabia, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Zimbabwe, South Africa, Madagascar, Comoros, Reunion
- (Berio, 1955) Yemen, Kenya, Tanzania, South Africa, Madagascar
References[]
- ^ Hampson, G. F. (1894). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume II. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
- Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Noctuidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.
- Savela, Markku. "Magusa Walker, 1857". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 20, 2019.
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