Mazuca
Genus of moths
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Mazuca is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae found in Sub-Saharan Africa.[1] The genus was erected by Francis Walker in 1866.[2][3][4]
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| Mazuca strigicincta, the Pikachu moth | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Tribe: | Psaphidini |
| Genus: | Mazuca Walker, 1866 |
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Species
- Mazuca amoena Jordan, 1933 Zaire
- Mazuca dulcis Jordan, 1933 Nigeria
- Mazuca elegantissima Janse, 1930 southern Africa
- Mazuca haemagrapha Hampson, 1910 Ghana
- Mazuca roseistriga Fletcher, 1963 Malawi
- Mazuca strigicincta Walker, 1866 Nigeria, Cameroons, Malawi – Pikachu moth
