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Macotasa orientalis

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Species of moth

Macotasa orientalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Macotasa
Species: M. orientalis
Binomial name
Macotasa orientalis
(Hampson, 1905)
Synonyms
  • Phaeosia orientalis Hampson, 1905
  • Ilema pentaspila Hampson, 1907
  • Eilema pentaspila

Macotasa orientalis is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by George Hampson in 1905. It is found in Myanmar, China (Fujian, Yunnan), Vietnam, Thailand, Singapore and on Malacca, Sumatra and Borneo.

References

  1. Dubatolov, V. V. (2012). "New genus, species and faunistic records of lichen-moths (Lepidoptera, Arctiidae, Lithosiinae) from Vietnam" (PDF). Euroasian Entomological Journal. 11 (6): 507–512, 506, III.
  2. Holloway, Jeremy Daniel. "Macotasa orientalis Hampson". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved October 10, 2019.
Taxon identifiers
Macotasa orientalis


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