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Mamestra

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Mamestra is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae described by Ochsenheimer in 1816. Perhaps the best known species is the cabbage moth, M. brassicae.

Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumArthropoda
  3. ClassInsecta
  4. OrderLepidoptera
  5. FamilyNoctuidae
Observations recorded177,073

Le genre Mamestra regroupe des lépidoptères (papillons) nocturnes de la famille des Noctuidae. Liste des espèces Mamestra brassicae (Linnaeus, 1758) - noctuelle du chou Mamestra configurata Walker - légionnaire bertha Mamestra curialis (Smith) Mamestra oleracea (Linnaeus, 1758) - noctuelle potagère

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
223
With media
29
Family
Noctuidae
Collections
UMNH, USNM, FMNH
Recorded in
United States, Canada, Uzbekistan

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taxon name
Mamestra
taxon rank
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Category:Mamestra
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Mamestra
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Mamestra is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae described by Ochsenheimer in 1816. Perhaps the best known species is the cabbage moth, M. brassicae.

==Species== Mamestra brassicae (Linnaeus, 1758) Mamestra configurata Walker, 1856 Mamestra curialis (Smith, 1888) Mamestra repentina Morrison, 1875 Mamestra tayulingensis Yoshimoto, 1989

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