Biology:Mazuca amoena

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Short description: Species of moth

Mazuca amoena
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Mazuca
Species:
M. amoena
Binomial name
Mazuca amoena
Jordan, 1933

Mazuca amoena is a moth in the family Noctuidae. It can be found from the Democratic Republic of the Congo to Zimbabwe,[1] with one instance in South Africa .[2]

Appearance

M. amoena is a white moth with black stripes along the border of the wing, a few red stripes along the mid-top, an orange circle along the ends of the wings, and smaller black circles towards the center.[1][3][4]

Taxonomy

M. amoena was named by Karl Jordan in 1933.[5]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q13513548 entry