''Mazuca'' 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 ...
found in
Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa is, geographically, the area and regions of the continent of Africa that lies south of the Sahara. These include West Africa, East Africa, Central Africa, and Southern Africa. Geopolitically, in addition to the List of sov ...
. The genus was erected by
Francis Walker in 1866.
Species
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Mazuca amoena
''Mazuca amoena'' is a moth in the family Noctuidae. It can be found from the Democratic Republic of the Congo to Zimbabwe, with one instance in South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Af ...
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Jordan, 1933 Zaire
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Mazuca dulcis
''Mazuca'' is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae found in Sub-Saharan Africa. The genus was erected by Francis Walker (entomologist), Francis Walker in 1866.
Species
*''Mazuca amoena'' Jordan, 1933 Zaire
*''Mazuca dulcis'' Jordan, 1933 Nig ...
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Jordan, 1933 Nigeria
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Mazuca elegantissima
''Mazuca'' is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae found in Sub-Saharan Africa. The genus was erected by Francis Walker in 1866.
Species
*'' Mazuca amoena'' Jordan, 1933 Zaire
*''Mazuca dulcis
''Mazuca'' is a genus of moths of the fami ...
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Janse, 1930 southern Africa
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Mazuca haemagrapha
''Mazuca'' is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae found in Sub-Saharan Africa. The genus was erected by Francis Walker in 1866.
Species
*'' Mazuca amoena'' Jordan, 1933 Zaire
*''Mazuca dulcis'' Jordan, 1933 Nigeria
*''Mazuca elegantissim ...
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Hampson, 1910 Ghana
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Mazuca roseistriga
''Mazuca'' is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae found in Sub-Saharan Africa. The genus was erected by Francis Walker in 1866.
Species
*'' Mazuca amoena'' Jordan, 1933 Zaire
*''Mazuca dulcis'' Jordan, 1933 Nigeria
*''Mazuca elegantissim ...
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Fletcher, 1963 Malawi
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Mazuca strigicincta
''Mazuca strigicincta'', the Pikachu moth, is a moth in the family Noctuidae found from Nigeria and Ghana down to northern Namibia and Mozambique.
Taxonomy
Name
This taxon was named by Francis Walker in 1866.
Common name
The common nam ...
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Walker, 1866 Nigeria, Cameroons, Malawi – Pikachu moth
References
Hadeninae
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