Megaloctena

Megaloctena
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Noctuidae
Genus:	Megaloctena; 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

Savela, Markku (November 18, 2012). "Megaloctena Warren in Seitz, 1913". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 8, 2020.
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.
Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Megaloctena Warren, 1913". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved February 8, 2020.

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[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.