Modunga

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]

Modunga
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Modunga

Walker, 1863
Species:
M. palpigera
Binomial name
Modunga palpigera
Walker, 1863

References

  1. Savela, Markku (5 March 2012). "Modunga Walker, 1863". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  2. 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.
  3. Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (5 November 2004). "Modunga Walker, 1863". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved 6 March 2020.


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