Mursa Phtisialis
''Mursa phtisialis'', the mallow mursa moth, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was Species description, first described by Achille Guenée in 1854. It is found on Cuba, the southern parts of the United States, Jamaica, Central America, Central and South America. The larvae feed on ''Malva acuta''. References

Moths described in 1854 Boletobiinae Moths of North America Moths of South America {{Boletobiinae-stub ...
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Achille Guenée
Achille Guenée (sometimes M.A. Guenée; 1 January 1809 – 30 December 1880) was a French lawyer and entomologist. Biography Achille Guenée was born in Chartres and died in Châteaudun. He was educated in Chartres, where he showed a very early interest in butterflies and was encouraged and taught by François de Villiers (1790–1847). He went to study law in Paris, then entered the “Bareau”. After the death of his only son, he lived at Châteaudun in Chatelliers. During the Franco-Prussian War of 1870, Châteaudun was burned by the Prussians but Guénée's collections remained intact. He was the author of 63 publications, some with Philogène Auguste Joseph Duponchel (1774–1846). He notably wrote ''Species des nocturnes '' (''Night Species'' in English) (six volumes, 1852–1857) forming parts of the ''Suites à Buffon''. This work of almost 1,300 pages treats Noctuidae of the world. Also co-author, with Jean Baptiste Boisduval, of ''Histoire naturelle des Insec ...
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