Biology:Oxycilla malaca

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Short description: Species of moth

Oxycilla malaca
- 8407 – Oxycilla malaca – Bent-lined Tan Moth (20038901464).jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Oxycilla
Species:
O. malaca
Binomial name
Oxycilla malaca
(Grote, 1873)
Synonyms
  • Erastria malaca Grote, 1873

Oxycilla malaca, the bent-lined tan, is a species of moth in the family Erebidae.[1][2][3][4] It is found in North America,[2] where it has been recorded from Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas.

The wingspan is about 20 mm.

The MONA or Hodges number for Oxycilla malaca is 8407.[4]

- 8407 – Oxycilla malaca – Bent-lined Tan Moth (20473506528).jpg

References

Further reading

  • Arnett, Ross H. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press. 

Wikidata ☰ Q13525453 entry