Mentaxya

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Mentaxya
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M. albifrons in South Africa
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Subfamily: Noctuinae
Genus: Mentaxya
Geyer, 1837

Mentaxya is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae.

Epizootic and parasitic fungus Batkoa apiculata has been found on moth, Mentaxya muscosa in Africa. [1]

Species

Some species of this genus are: [2]

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