Abakabaka

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Abakabaka
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Lymantriinae
Genus: Abakabaka
Griveaud, 1976

Abakabaka is a genus of erebid moths in the subfamily Lymantriinae. [1] Both species are known from Madagascar. [2]

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References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Abakabaka". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved 7 July 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2018). "Abakabaka Griveaud, 1976". Afromoths, online database of Afrotropical moth species (Lepidoptera). Retrieved 7 July 2018.