Modunga is a monotypic moth genus of the family Erebidae. Its only species, Modunga palpigera, is known from Borneo. Both the genus and the species were first described by Francis Walker in 1863.[1][2][3]
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Genus: | Modunga Walker, 1863
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Species: | M. palpigera
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Modunga palpigera Walker, 1863
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References
edit- ^ Savela, Markku (5 March 2012). "Modunga Walker, 1863". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Modunga". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved 16 November 2012.
- ^ Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (5 November 2004). "Modunga Walker, 1863". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
External links
edit- Walker, Francis (1863). List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum: Lepidoptera Heterocera. Trustees, British Museum. p. 84. Retrieved 16 November 2012.