Macaldenia
Encyclopedia
Macaldenia is a genus
of moth
s of the Noctuidae
family, it was considered a synonym of Dysgonia
for some time.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of moth
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
s of the Noctuidae
Noctuidae
The Noctuidae or owlet moths are a family of robustly-built moths that includes more than 35,000 known species out of possibly 100,000 total, in more than 4,200 genera. They constitute the largest family in the Lepidoptera....
family, it was considered a synonym of Dysgonia
Dysgonia
Dysgonia is a genus of moths of the Noctuidae family. Many species moved to other genera by Holloway & Miller in 2003...
for some time.
Species
- Macaldenia palumbaMacaldenia palumbaMacaldenia palumba is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from the Oriental Region to Japan and Sundaland, east to New Guinea. It is also found on Guam in Micronesia....
(Guenée, 1852) - Macaldenia palumbioidesMacaldenia palumbioidesMacaldenia palumbioides is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in east Africa....
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