Megaloctena

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

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

  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.