Mursa phtisialis
Species of moth
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Mursa phtisialis, the mallow mursa moth, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Achille Guenée in 1854. It is found on Cuba,[1] the southern parts of the United States, Jamaica, Central and South America.[2]
| Mursa phtisialis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Mursa |
| Species: | M. phtisialis |
| Binomial name | |
| Mursa phtisialis Guenée, 1854 | |
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The larvae feed on Malva acuta.
