Magusa (moth)

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Magusa
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Magusa orbifera
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Subfamily: Amphipyrinae
Genus: Magusa
Walker, 1857
Synonyms
  • CallixenaSaalmüller, 1891
  • ParastenopterygiaBerio, 1955

Magusa is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae first described by Francis Walker in 1857.

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Description

Similar to Euplexa , differs in third joint of palpi reaching above vertex of head. Dorsal tufts of abdomen are slight. Forewings very long and narrow. Apex rounded with oblique outer margin. [1]

Species

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References

  1. Hampson, G. F. (1894). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume II. Taylor and Francis via Biodiversity Heritage Library.