''Mazuca'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
moth
Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...
s of the family
Noctuidae
The Noctuidae, commonly known as owlet moths, cutworms or armyworms, are a family (biology), family of moths. Taxonomically, they are considered the most controversial family in the superfamily Noctuoidea because many of the clades are constantly ...
found in
Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa is the area and regions of the continent of Africa that lie south of the Sahara. These include Central Africa, East Africa, Southern Africa, and West Africa. Geopolitically, in addition to the list of sovereign states and ...
. The genus was erected by
Francis Walker in 1866.
Species
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Mazuca amoena''
Jordan, 1933 Zaire
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Mazuca dulcis''
Jordan, 1933 Nigeria
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Mazuca elegantissima''
Janse, 1930 southern Africa
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Mazuca haemagrapha''
Hampson, 1910 Ghana
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Mazuca roseistriga''
Fletcher, 1963 Malawi
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Mazuca strigicincta''
Walker, 1866 Nigeria, Cameroons, Malawi – Pikachu moth
References
Hadeninae
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