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Masca abactalis

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Masca abactalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Masca
Walker, 1859
Species:
M. abactalis
Binomial name
Masca abactalis
Walker, 1859
Synonyms

Generic

  • Phagytra Walker, [1866]

Specific

  • Phagytra leucogastralis Walker, [1866]
  • Metria platypoda Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874
  • Masca bicolora Bethune-Baker
Masca abactalis specimen

Masca is a monotypic moth genus in the family Erebidae. Its only species, Masca abactalis, is found in Myanmar and from Sundaland to New Guinea. Both the genus and the species were first described by Francis Walker in 1858.[1][2][3]

References

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  1. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Masca abactalis​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
  2. ^ Savela, Markku (August 19, 2019). "Masca Walker, [1859]". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
  3. ^ Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Masca Walker, 1859". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. doi:10.5519/s93616qw. Retrieved June 24, 2020.