Mazuca strigicincta explained

Mazuca strigicincta, the Pikachu moth, is a moth in the family Noctuidae found from Nigeria and Ghana down to northern Namibia and Mozambique.^[1]

Taxonomy

Name

This taxon was named by Francis Walker in 1866.^{[2] [3]}

Common name

The common name, Pikachu moth, comes from the fact that the moth shares colors with the popular Pokémon character Pikachu.

Appearances in media

M. strigicincta appears on a commemorative Ghanaian postage stamp in 2002 along with other stamps featuring other species of moths. The stamp features the Pikachu moth with a purple background, with "Ghana" written in the top right and the characters "C4500" in the bottom left in red Comic Sans.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Search. Global Biodiversity Information Facility . 2020-05-19.
2. Web site: Mazuca strigicincta Walker, 1866. Catalogue of Life . 2020-05-19.
3. Web site: Savela . Markku . June 10, 2019 . Mazuca strigicincta Walker, 1866 . Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . May 20, 2020.
4. Web site: Stamp: Pikachu Moth (Mazuca strigicincta) (Ghana 2002) . TouchStamps . 2020-05-19.