Biology:Mamestra

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Short description: Genus of moths

Mamestra
Mamestra.brassicae.jpg
Cabbage moth
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Subfamily: Noctuinae
Tribe: Hadenini
Genus: Mamestra
Ochsenheimer, 1816

Mamestra is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae described by Ochsenheimer in 1816. Perhaps the best known species is the cabbage moth, M. brassicae.

Species

References

Wikidata ☰ Q843797 entry