Magusa is agenus ofmoths of the familyNoctuidaefirst described byFrancis Walker in 1857.
| Magusa | |
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| Magusa orbifera | |
Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Subfamily: | Amphipyrinae |
| Genus: | Magusa Walker, 1857 |
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Description
editSimilar toEuplexa, differs in third joint of palpi reaching above vertex of head. Dorsal tufts of abdomen are slight. Forewings very long and narrow. Apex rounded with oblique outer margin.[1]
Species
edit- Magusa barbara(Berio, 1940) Eritrea
- Magusa divaricata(Grote, 1874)
- Magusa eremaHayes, 1975 Galápagos Islands
- Magusa orbifera(Walker, 1857) southern Canada - US - Argentina
- Magusa versicolora(Saalmüller, 1891) Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Zaire, Malawi, Arabia, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Zimbabwe, South Africa, Madagascar, Comoros, Reunion
- Magusa viettei(Berio, 1955) Yemen, Kenya, Tanzania, South Africa, Madagascar
References
edit- ^Hampson, G. F. (1894).The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume II. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
- Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul."Search results Family: Noctuidae".Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.
- Savela, Markku."Magusa Walker, 1857".Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. RetrievedJanuary 20, 2019.
