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Mursa phtisialis

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Species of moth

Mursa phtisialis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Mursa
Species: M. phtisialis
Binomial name
Mursa phtisialis
Guenée, 1854
Synonyms
  • Physula phtisialis Guenée, 1854
  • Mursa calisalis Walker, 1859
  • Aganzagara disparatalis Walker,

Mursa phtisialis, the mallow mursa moth, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Achille Guenée in 1854. It is found on Cuba, the southern parts of the United States, Jamaica, Central and South America.

The larvae feed on Malva acuta.

References

  1. Savela, Markku (July 5, 2019). "Mursa phtisialis (Guenée, 1854)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
  2. Matthew J. C. Barnes (May 24, 2002). "Mursa phtisialis". Moths of Jamaica. Retrieved 2009-03-04.
Taxon identifiers
Mursa phtisialis


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