Mazuca amoena explained

Mazuca amoena is a moth in the family Noctuidae. It can be found from the Democratic Republic of the Congo to Zimbabwe,[1] with one instance in South Africa.[2]

Appearance

M. amoena is a white moth with black stripes along the border of the wing, a few red stripes along the mid-top, an orange circle along the ends of the wings, and smaller black circles towards the center.[3] [4]

Taxonomy

M. amoena was named by Karl Jordan in 1933.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: De Prins . J. . De Prins . W. . amp . 2019 . Mazuca amoena Jordan, 1933 . Afromoths . 2020-05-21 . 2024-02-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240222141309/https://www.afromoths.net/species_by_code/MAZUAMOE . live .
  2. Web site: Mazuca amoena Jordan, 1933 . Global Biodiversity Information Facility . 2020-05-21 . 2024-02-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240222141305/https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/map?taxon_key=1767205 . live .
  3. Web site: Mazuca amoena Jordan, 1933 . Global Biodiversity Information Facility . 2020-05-21 . 2024-02-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240222141258/https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/2429184041 . live .
  4. Web site: Mazuca amoena. iNaturalist. 2020-05-21. 2024-02-22. https://web.archive.org/web/20240222141312/https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/11000695. live.
  5. Web site: Mazuca amoena Jordan, 1933 . Catalogue of Life . 2020-05-21 . 2024-02-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240222141246/https://www.catalogueoflife.org/data/taxon/72WKV . live .

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