Massaga

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Massaga
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Massaga monteirona
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Subfamily: Agaristinae
Genus: Massaga
Walker, 1854
Synonyms
  • MassagidiaHampson, 1901

Massaga is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. The genus was erected by Francis Walker in 1854. [1] [2] [3] [4]

Species

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References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Massaga". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved November 29, 2020.
  2. Savela, Markku (September 22, 2019). "Massaga Walker, 1854". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
  3. Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Massaga Walker, 1854". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London . Retrieved November 29, 2020.
  4. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Massaga Walker, 1854". Afromoths. Retrieved November 29, 2020.