Mursa phtisialis, the mallow mursa moth, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Achille Guenée in 1854. It is found on Cuba,[1] the southern parts of the United States, Jamaica, Central and South America.[2]

Mursa phtisialis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Mursa
Species:
M. phtisialis
Binomial name
Mursa phtisialis
Guenée, 1854
Synonyms
  • Physula phtisialis Guenée, 1854
  • Mursa calisalis Walker, 1859
  • Aganzagara disparatalis Walker, [1866]

The larvae feed on Malva acuta.

References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku (July 5, 2019). "Mursa phtisialis (Guenée, 1854)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
  2. ^ Matthew J. C. Barnes (May 24, 2002). "Mursa phtisialis". Moths of Jamaica. Retrieved 2009-03-04.