Macalla (moth)

Macalla
Macalla superatalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Subfamily: Epipaschiinae
Genus: Macalla
Walker, 1859[1]
Synonyms[1]
  • Aradrapha Walker, 1866
  • Magalla Mathew, 2006 (missp.)[2]
  • Mochlocera Grote, 1876
  • Pseudomacalla Dognin, 1908
  • Salma Walker, 1863

Macalla is a genus of snout moths. It was described by Francis Walker in 1859.[3]

  1. ^ a b Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Macalla​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved 17 December 2012.
  2. ^ Mathew, George (May 2006). "An Inventory of Indian Pyralids (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae)". Zoos' Print Journal. 21 (5): 2251. doi:10.11609/JOTT.ZPJ.667.2245-58. S2CID 87207663.
  3. ^ Savela, Markku. "Macalla Walker, [1859]". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 4 June 2017.