Medama (moth)

Medama
Medama diplaga
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Tribe:	Nygmiini
Genus:	Medama Matsumura, 1933

Medama is a genus of tussock moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Shōnen Matsumura in 1933.[1][2][3]

Species

• Medama diplaga (Hampson, 1910)
• Medama emeiensis Chao 1980
• Medama megerata (Collenette, 1935)
• Medama phaea (Hampson, 1900)
• Medama spatulidorsum Holloway, 1976

References

1. Savela, Markku (May 27, 2011). "Medama Matsumura, 1931". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
2. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Medama​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
3. Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Medama Matsumura, 1933". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved May 17, 2020.