Motya (moth)

Motya is a genus of moths of the family Nolidae. The genus was erected by Francis Walker in 1859.[1][2][3]

Motya
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Nolidae
Subfamily: Collomeninae
Genus: Motya
Walker, 1859
Synonyms
  • Lussa Grote, 1883
  • Pleurasympieza Möschler, 1890

Species

  • Motya abseuzalis Walker, 1859 Florida, Antilles to Brazil
  • Motya arcuata (Schaus, 1910) Costa Rica
  • Motya flotsama (Dyar, 1914) Panama
  • Motya griselda (Dyar, 1914) Mexico, Panama, Venezuela
  • Motya mythias (Schaus, 1921) Guatemala
  • Motya siopera (Dyar, 1914) Panama, Mexico

References

  1. Savela, Markku (September 7, 2019). "Motya Walker, 1859". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
  2. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Motya". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
  3. Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Motya Walker, 1859". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved June 13, 2020.


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