Muxta

Muxta is a genus of moths in the subfamily Arctiinae. It contains the single species Muxta xanthopa, which is found in Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria and Uganda.[1]

Muxta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Erebidae
Subfamily:
Arctiinae
Genus:
Muxta

Birket-Smith, 1965
Species:
M. xanthopa
Binomial name
Muxta xanthopa
(Holland, 1893)
Synonyms
  • Lepista xanthopa Holland, 1893
  • Tigrioides termineola Hampson, 1907

References
  1. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2017). "Muxta xanthopa (Holland, 1893)". Afromoths. Retrieved March 5, 2018.


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