Macotasa

Macotasa
Macotasa orientalis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Subfamily:	Arctiinae
Subtribe:	Lithosiina
Genus:	Macotasa Moore, [1878]

Macotasa is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Frederic Moore in 1878.[1][2]

Species

• Macotasa biplagella (Butler, 1877)
• Macotasa lacrima (Černý, 2009) per Bucsek 2017: may be dubious.
• Macotasa nedoshivinae Dubatolov, 2012
• Macotasa nubecula (Moore, 1879)
• Macotasa nubeculoides Holloway, 1982
• Macotasa suffusus (Talbot, 1926)
• Macotasa sumatrana Dubatolov & Bucsek, 2014
• Macotasa tortricoides (Walker, 1862)
• Macotasa tortricula Singh & Kirti, 2016

Else see similarly named Macohasa for former species:
Macotasa dimorpha (Hampson, 1918) => Macohasa dimorpha (Černý, 2009)
Macotasa tetraspila Černý, 2009 => Macohasa tetraspila (Černý, 2009)
Macotasa orientalis (Hampson, 1905) => Macohasa orientalis (Hampson, 1905)
plus see Macohasa cernyi Dubatolov, Volynkin & Kishida, sp. nov.

References

1. Savela, Markku (ed.). "Macotasa Moore, 1878". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 10, 2019.
2. Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Macotasa Moore, 1878". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved October 16, 2020.