''Medama'' is a genus of
tussock moth
The Lymantriinae (formerly called the Lymantriidae) are a subfamily of moths of the family Erebidae. The taxon was erected by George Hampson in 1893.
Many of its component species are referred to as "tussock moths" of one sort or another. The ca ...
s 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 ...
. The genus was erected by
Shōnen Matsumura
was a Japanese entomologist.
Born in Akashi, Hyōgo, Dr. Shōnen Matsumura established Japan's first course on entomology at Hokkaido University. The courses were both applied (on insects of importance in forestry and agriculture) and theoreti ...
in 1933.
Species
*''
Medama diplaga''
(Hampson, 1910)
*''
Medama emeiensis''
Chao 1980
*''
Medama megerata''
(Collenette, 1935)
*''
Medama phaea The word medama may refer to the following:
*The Japanese word 目玉, literally meaning "eyeball"
*Medama-oyaji (目玉のおやじ, or 目玉親父, literally "Eyeball Father"), a character from '' GeGeGe no Kitaro''
* ''Medama'' (moth), a genus ...
''
(Hampson, 1900)
*''
Medama spatulidorsum''
Holloway, 1976
References
Lymantriinae
Moth genera
Taxa named by Shōnen Matsumura
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