Megacephalomana

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Megacephalomana
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Calpinae
Genus: Megacephalomana
Strand, 1943
Synonyms
  • Megacephalon Saalmüller, 1880

Megacephalomana is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae. The genus was described by Strand in 1943. [1]

This name and Megacephalon are considered by The Global Lepidoptera Names Index to be a synonyms of Facidia Walker, 1865. [2]

Species

Some species of this genus are: [3] [4]

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References

  1. Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Megacephalomana Strand, 1943". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London . Retrieved June 13, 2020.
  2. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Facidia". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved June 13, 2020.
  3. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Megacephalomana Strand, 1943". Afromoths. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
  4. Savela, Markku (March 11, 2020). "Megacephalomana Strand, 1943". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved June 13, 2020.