Macotasa tortricoides

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Macotasa tortricoides
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Macotasa
Species:
M. tortricoides
Binomial name
Macotasa tortricoides
(Walker, 1862)
Synonyms
  • Lithosia tortricoidesWalker, 1862
  • Eilema tortricoides

Macotasa tortricoides is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found on Borneo. The habitat consists of lowland areas. [1]

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