Oxycilla malaca

Oxycilla malaca
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Superfamily:Noctuoidea
Family:Erebidae
Genus:Oxycilla
Species: O. malaca
Binomial name
Oxycilla malaca
(Grote, 1873)
Synonyms
  • Erastria malaca Grote, 1873

Oxycilla malaca, the bent-lined tan, is a species of owlet moths, etc. in the family Erebidae.[1][2][3][4] It is found in North America[2], where it has been recorded from Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas.

The wingspan is about 20 mm.

The MONA or Hodges number for Oxycilla malaca is 8407.[4]

References

  1. "Oxycilla malaca Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-02-10.
  2. 1 2 "Oxycilla malaca Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-02-10.
  3. "Oxycilla malaca Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-02-10.
  4. 1 2 "North American Moth Photographers Group, Oxycilla malaca". Retrieved 2018-02-10.

Further reading

  • Arnett, Ross H. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press.
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