''Koyaga'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
of
moth
Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...
s of the family
Noctuidae
The Noctuidae, commonly known as owlet moths, cutworms or armyworms, are a family of moths. They are considered the most controversial family in the superfamily Noctuoidea because many of the clades are constantly changing, along with the other f ...
. The genus was described by Ueda in 1984.
Selected species
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Koyaga falsa''
(Butler, 1885)
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Koyaga numisma''
(Staudinger, 1888)
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Koyaga senex''
(Butler, 1881)
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Koyaga virescens
''Koyaga virescens'' is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Shigero Sugi in 1958. It is found in Japan and Taiwan
Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and ...
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(Sugi, 1958)
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Koyaga viriditincta''
(Wileman, 1915)
Citations
General references
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Acontiinae
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