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Mazuca amoena

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Mazuca amoena
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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

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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

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

References

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  1. ^ a b De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Mazuca amoena Jordan, 1933". Afromoths. Archived from the original on 2024-02-22. Retrieved 2020-05-21.
  2. ^ "Mazuca amoena Jordan, 1933". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Archived from the original on 2024-02-22. Retrieved 2020-05-21.
  3. ^ "Mazuca amoena Jordan, 1933". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Archived from the original on 2024-02-22. Retrieved 2020-05-21.
  4. ^ "Mazuca amoena". iNaturalist. Archived from the original on 2024-02-22. Retrieved 2020-05-21.
  5. ^ "Mazuca amoena Jordan, 1933". Catalogue of Life. Archived from the original on 2024-02-22. Retrieved 2020-05-21.