''Mallodeta'' is a

monotypic In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group (taxon) that contains only one immediately subordinate taxon. A monotypic species is one that does not include subspecies or smaller, infraspecific taxa. In the case of genera, the term "unisp ...

moth genus in the family

Erebidae The Erebidae are a family (biology), family of moths in the superfamily Noctuoidea. The family is among the largest families of moths by species count and contains a wide variety of well-known macromoth groups. The family includes the underwin ...

described by

Arthur Gardiner Butler Arthur Gardiner Butler F.L.S., F.Z.S. (27 June 1844 – 28 May 1925) was an English entomologist, arachnologist and ornithologist. He worked at the British Museum on the taxonomy of birds, insects, and spiders. Biography Arthur Gardiner B ...

in 1876. Its single species, ''Mallodeta clavata'', was described by Francis Walker in 1854. It is found in

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and

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Former species

* ''Mallodeta cubana'' Gaede, 1926 now '' Phoenicoprocta capistrata'' (Fabricius, 1775) * ''Mallodeta partheni'' (Fabricius, 1793) now ''

Phoenicoprocta partheni ''Phoenicoprocta partheni'' is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1793. It is found on Haiti Haiti, officially the Republic of Haiti, is a country on the island of Hispaniola in the Caribbean ...

'' (Fabricius, 1793) * ''Mallodeta consors'' Walker, 1854 now '' Erruca consors'' (Walker, 1854) * ''Mallodeta sanguipuncta'' Druce, 1898 now '' Erruca sanguipuncta'' Druce, 1898

References

Arctiinae Moths described in 1854 Monotypic moth genera {{Euchromiina-stub