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Mazuca strigicincta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Mazuca
Species:
M. strigicincta
Binomial name
Mazuca strigicincta

Walker, 1866

Synonyms
  • Hypsa concinnula Mabille, 1878
  • Apsarasa liturata Butler, 1881
  • Mila hebraica Aurivillius, 1891

Mazuca strigicincta, the Pikachu moth, is a moth in the family Noctuidae found from Nigeria and Ghana down to northern Namibia and Mozambique.[1]

Taxonomy[edit]

Name[edit]

This taxon was named by Francis Walker in 1866.[2][3][4]

Common name[edit]

The common name, Pikachu moth, comes from the fact that the moth shares colors with the popular Pokémon character Pikachu.

Appearances in media[edit]

M. strigicincta appears on a commemorative Ghanaian postage stamp in 2002 along with other stamps featuring other species of moths. The stamp features the Pikachu moth with a purple background, with "Ghana" written in the top right and the characters "C4500" in the bottom left in red Comic Sans.[5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Search". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 2020-05-19.
  • ^ "Mazuca strigicincta Walker, 1866". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2020-05-19.
  • ^ Savela, Markku (June 10, 2019). "Mazuca strigicincta Walker, 1866". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
  • ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Mazuca strigicincta​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
  • ^ "Stamp: Pikachu Moth (Mazuca strigicincta) (Ghana 2002)". TouchStamps. Retrieved 2020-05-19.

  • Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mazuca_strigicincta&oldid=1178645841"

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