Agoma

Agoma
Agoma trimenii in Ghana
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Subfamily: Agaristinae
Genus: Agoma
Kiriakoff, 1977
Species:
A. trimenii
Binomial name
Agoma trimenii
(R. Felder, 1874)
Synonyms
  • Aegocera trimenii R. Felder, 1874
  • Mitrophrys agoma Karsch, 1895
  • Agocera elegantula Mabille, 1893
  • Mitrophrys halans Karsch, 1895
  • Tuerta ovifera Hampson, 1910
  • Aegocera tricolor H. Druce, 1883

Agoma is a monotypic moth genus of the family Noctuidae erected by Sergius G. Kiriakoff in 1977. Its only species, Agoma trimenii, or Trimen's false tiger, was first described by Rudolf Felder in 1874. It is known from most countries of subtropical Africa.