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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Calpinae |
| Genus: | Macella Walker, 1859 |
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Macella is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Francis Walker in 1859.[1][2][3]
Macella is the plural of macellum, a market of ancient Rome.
- ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Macella Walker, 1859". Afromoths. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Macella". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
- ^ Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Macella Walker, 1859". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved June 11, 2020.