Biology:Mursa phtisialis

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Short description: Species of moth

Mursa phtisialis
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Mursa
Species:
M. phtisialis
Binomial name
Mursa phtisialis
Guenée, 1854
Synonyms
  • Physula phtisialis Guenée, 1854
  • Mursa calisalis Walker, 1859
  • Aganzagara disparatalis Walker, [1866]

Mursa phtisialis, the mallow mursa moth, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Achille Guenée in 1854. It is found on Cuba,[1] the southern parts of the United States, Jamaica, Central and South America.[2]

The larvae feed on Malva acuta.

References

  1. ↑ Savela, Markku (July 5, 2019). "Mursa phtisialis (Guenée, 1854)". https://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/noctuoidea/erebidae/boletobiinae/mursa/#phtisialis. Retrieved November 18, 2019. 
  2. ↑ Matthew J. C. Barnes (May 24, 2002). "Mursa phtisialis". http://www.mbarnes.force9.co.uk/jamaicamoths/images8/murpht.htm. Retrieved 2009-03-04. 

Wikidata ☰ Q6939677 entry




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