Megaloctena

Megaloctena
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Subfamily:	Herminiinae
Genus:	Megaloctena ; Warren in Seitz, 1913

Last updated May 28, 2025

Megaloctena is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. The genus was described by Warren in 1913. All the species are found in western China.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Species

Megaloctena alpherakyi (Leech, 1900)
Megaloctena angulata (Leech, 1900)
Megaloctena mandarina (Leech, 1900)
Megaloctena punctilinea (Leech, 1900) also found in Japan
Megaloctena sordida (Leech, 1900)

References

↑ Savela, Markku (November 18, 2012). "Megaloctena Warren in Seitz, 1913". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 8, 2020.
↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Megaloctena". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved February 8, 2020.
↑ Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Megaloctena Warren, 1913". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London . Retrieved February 8, 2020.

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[1] Savela, Markku (November 18, 2012). "Megaloctena Warren in Seitz, 1913". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 8, 2020.

[2] Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Megaloctena". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved February 8, 2020.

[3] Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Megaloctena Warren, 1913". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London . Retrieved February 8, 2020.

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