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Magna myops

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Magna myops
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Magna
Fibiger, 2008
Species:
M. myops
Binomial name
Magna myops
(Hampson, 1907)
Synonyms
  • Tolpia myops Hampson, 1907

Magna is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae erected by Michael Fibiger in 2008. Its only species, Magna myops, was first described by George Hampson in 1907. It is known from the mountains of Sri Lanka. Records for other countries are misidentifications.

There are multiple generations per year, with adults recorded year round.

The wingspan is 15 to 19 millimetres (0.59 to 0.75 in).

References

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  • Fibiger, Michael (2008). "Revision of the Micronoctuidae (Lepidoptera: Noctuoidea). Part 2, Taxonomy of the Belluliinae, Magninae and Parachrostiinae" (PDF). Zootaxa. 1867: 1–136.