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Megalodes

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Megalodes
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Subfamily: Acontiinae
Tribe: Chamaecleini
Genus: Megalodes
Guenee, 1852
Species:
M. eximia
Binomial name
Megalodes eximia
(Freyer, 1845)

Megalodes is a genus of bird dropping moths in the family Noctuidae. This genus has a single species, Megalodes eximia.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ Keegan, Kevin; Rota, Jadranka; Zahiri, Reza; Zilli, Alberto; et al. (2021). "Toward a Stable Global Noctuidae (Lepidoptera) Taxonomy". Insect Systematics and Diversity. 5. doi:10.1093/isd/ixab005.
  2. ^ "Megalodes". GBIF, Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 2021-11-17.