''Massala '' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
of
moth
Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...
s in the family
Erebidae
The Erebidae are a 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 underwings ('' Catocala'') ...
. The genus was erected by
Francis Walker in 1865.
Species
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Massala abdara''
(Herrich-Schäffer, 869
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Events
By place
Byzantine Empire
* Summer – Emperor Basil I allies with the Frankish emperor L ...
Venezuela
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Massala asema''
Hampson, 1926 Antilles
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Massala carthia''
Schaus, 1904 southeast Brazil
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Massala dimidiata''
Walker, 1865 Jamaica
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Massala dorsilinea''
(Dyar, 1909) Guyana
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Massala ernestina''
Dognin, 1912 Bolivia
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Massala hieroglyphica''
(Walker, 1867) Colombia
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Massala maculifera''
(Maassen, 1890) Peru
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Massala marmona''
Schaus, 1904 Brazil (São Paulo)
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Massala obvertens
''Massala obvertens'', the tropical massala moth, is a species of moth in the family Erebidae. It is found in North America.
The MONA or Hodges number
A MONA number (short for Moths of North America), or Hodges number after Ronald W. Hodges, i ...
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(Walker, 1858) Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, Guatemala
References
Eulepidotinae
Moth genera
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