Motya is a genus of moths of the family Nolidae. The genus was erected by Francis Walker in 1859.[1][2][3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Nolidae |
| Subfamily: | Collomeninae |
| Genus: | Motya Walker, 1859 |
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Species edit
- Motya abseuzalis Walker, 1859 Florida, Antilles to Brazil
- Motya arcuata (Schaus, 1910) Costa Rica
- Motya flotsama (Dyar, 1914) Panama
- Motya griselda (Dyar, 1914) Mexico, Panama, Venezuela
- Motya mythias (Schaus, 1921) Guatemala
- Motya siopera (Dyar, 1914) Panama, Mexico
References edit
- ^ Savela, Markku (September 7, 2019). "Motya Walker, 1859". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Motya". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
- ^ Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Motya Walker, 1859". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
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