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Agoma is a monotypic genus of moths in the family Noctuidae erected by Sergius G. Kiriakoff in 1977. Its only species, Agoma trimenii, or Trimen's false tiger, was first described by Rudolf Felder in 1874. It is known from most countries of subtropical Africa.[1][2][3][4][5]

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Agoma
Agoma trimenii in Ghana
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Subfamily: Agaristinae
Genus: Agoma
Kiriakoff, 1977
Species:
A. trimenii
Binomial name
Agoma trimenii
(R. Felder, 1874)
Synonyms[citation needed]
  • Aegocera trimenii R. Felder, 1874
  • Mitrophrys agoma Karsch, 1895
  • Agocera elegantula Mabille, 1893
  • Mitrophrys halans Karsch, 1895
  • Tuerta ovifera Hampson, 1910
  • Aegocera tricolor H. Druce, 1883
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