Macella

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Macella
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Calpinae
Genus: Macella
Walker, 1859
Synonyms
  • EucapnodesHolland, 1894

Macella is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Francis Walker in 1859. [1] [2] [3]

Macella is the plural of macellum, a market of ancient Rome.

Species

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References

  1. ↑ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Macella Walker, 1859". Afromoths. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
  2. ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Macella​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved June 11, 2020.
  3. ↑ Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Macella Walker, 1859". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London . Retrieved June 11, 2020.


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