Mazuca is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae found in Sub-Saharan Africa.[1] The genus was erected by Francis Walker in 1866.[2][3][4]
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| Mazuca strigicincta, the Pikachu moth | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Tribe: | Psaphidini |
| Genus: | Mazuca Walker, 1866 |
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Species
edit- Mazuca amoena Jordan, 1933 Zaire
- Mazuca dulcis Jordan, 1933 Nigeria
- Mazuca elegantissima Janse, 1930 southern Africa
- Mazuca haemagrapha Hampson, 1910 Ghana
- Mazuca roseistriga Fletcher, 1963 Malawi
- Mazuca strigicincta Walker, 1866 Nigeria, Cameroons, Malawi – Pikachu moth
References
edit- ^ "Search". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2020-05-22.
- ^ Savela, Markku (June 10, 2019). "Mazuca Walker, 1866". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Mazuca". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
- ^ Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Mazuca Walker, 1866". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
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