Mastigia

Mastigia is a monotypic moth genus of the family Erebidae described by Schaus in 1916. Its only species, Mastigia epitusalis, was first described by Francis Walker in 1859. It is known from Venezuela.[1][2][3]

Mastigia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Erebidae
Subfamily:
Herminiinae
Genus:
Mastigia

Schaus, 1916
Species:
M. epitusalis
Binomial name
Mastigia epitusalis
(Walker, [1859])
Synonyms
  • Mastygophora epitusalis Walker, [1859]

References
  1. Savela, Markku (February 17, 2012). "Mastigia Schaus, 1916". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 8, 2020.
  2. Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Mastigia Schaus, 1916". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved February 8, 2020.
  3. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Mastigia". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved February 8, 2020.


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