Mallodeta

Mallodeta
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Subfamily:	Arctiinae
Genus:	Mallodeta ; Butler, 1876
Species:	M. clavata
Binomial name
	Mallodeta clavata; (Walker, 1854)
Synonyms
	Generic LycoreaWalker, 1854 (preocc. Doubleday, 1847); ; Specific Glaucopis clavataWalker, 1854; Mallodeta simplexRothschild, 1931; ;

Last updated March 26, 2025

Mallodeta is a monotypic moth genus in the family Erebidae described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1876. Its single species, Mallodeta clavata, was described by Francis Walker in 1854. It is found in Brazil and Paraguay.^[1]

Former species

Mallodeta cubanaGaede, 1926 now Phoenicoprocta capistrata (Fabricius, 1775)
Mallodeta partheni(Fabricius, 1793) now Phoenicoprocta partheni (Fabricius, 1793)
Mallodeta consorsWalker, 1854 now Erruca consors (Walker, 1854)
Mallodeta sanguipunctaDruce, 1898 now Erruca sanguipuncta Druce, 1898

References

↑ Savela, Markku. "Mallodeta Butler, 1876". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 7, 2018.

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[1] Savela, Markku. "Mallodeta Butler, 1876". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 7, 2018.

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