Medama (moth)

Short description: Genus of moths

Medama

Medama diplaga
Scientific classification
Domain:  | Eukaryota
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Arthropoda
Class:  | Insecta
Order:  | Lepidoptera
Superfamily:  | Noctuoidea
Family:  | Erebidae
Tribe:  | Nygmiini
Genus:  | Medama
Matsumura, 1933
Synonyms

* Medama Matsumura, 1931

Medama is a genus of tussock moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Shōnen Matsumura in 1933.[1][2][3]

## Species

* Medama diplaga (Hampson, 1910)
* Medama emeiensis Chao 1980
* Medama megerata (Collenette, 1935)
* Medama phaea (Hampson, 1900)
* Medama spatulidorsum Holloway, 1976

## References

1. ↑ Savela, Markku (May 27, 2011). "Medama Matsumura, 1931". https://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/noctuoidea/erebidae/lymantriinae/medama/. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
2. ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I. et al., eds (2003). "Medama". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/lepindex/detail/?taxonno=51357.
3. ↑ Pitkin, Brian; Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Medama Matsumura, 1933". Natural History Museum, London. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/butmoth/search/GenusDetails.dsml?NUMBER=17279.0. Retrieved May 17, 2020.

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