Mazuca strigicincta, the Pikachu moth, is a moth in the family Noctuidae found from Nigeria and Ghana down to northern Namibia and Mozambique.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Mazuca |
| Species: | M. strigicincta
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| Mazuca strigicincta Walker, 1866
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Taxonomy edit
Name edit
This taxon was named by Francis Walker in 1866.[2][3][4]
Common name edit
The common name, Pikachu moth, comes from the fact that the moth shares colors with the popular Pokémon character Pikachu.
Appearances in media edit
M. strigicincta appears on a commemorative Ghanaian postage stamp in 2002 along with other stamps featuring other species of moths. The stamp features the Pikachu moth with a purple background, with "Ghana" written in the top right and the characters "C4500" in the bottom left in red Comic Sans.[5]
References edit
- ^ "Search". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 2020-05-19.
- ^ "Mazuca strigicincta Walker, 1866". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2020-05-19.
- ^ Savela, Markku (June 10, 2019). "Mazuca strigicincta Walker, 1866". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Mazuca strigicincta". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
- ^ "Stamp: Pikachu Moth (Mazuca strigicincta) (Ghana 2002)". TouchStamps. Retrieved 2020-05-19.