Masca abactalis

Masca is a monotypic moth genus in the family Erebidae. Its only species, Masca abactalis, is found in Myanmar and from Sundaland to New Guinea. Both the genus and the species were first described by Francis Walker in 1858.^[1][2][3]

Masca abactalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Genus:	Masca Walker, 1859
Species:	M. abactalis
Binomial name
Masca abactalis Walker, 1859
Synonyms
Generic Phagytra Walker, [1866] Specific Phagytra leucogastralis Walker, [1866] Metria platypoda Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874 Masca bicolora Bethune-Baker

Masca abactalis specimen