| Higher taxa: | Noctuidae (family)/ Cuculliinae (subfamily)/ Cuculliini (tribe)/ Empusa (genus)/ |
| Status: | Misapplied , the accepted name is Cucullia |
| Authorship: | Hübner, 1821 |
| Citation: | Empusa |
| Taxon remarks: | Type species: Noctua lactea Fabricius, 1787. Mantissa Insectorum 2: 182. By monotypy. A junior homonym of Empusa Illiger, 1798 [Orthoptera]. The objective replacement name is Empusada Hampson, 1906. |
| Publication: | Hübner J. 1816–1826. Verzeichnis bekannter Schmettlinge [sic]. |
| Journal: | — |
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| Pagination: | 182 |
| URL: | https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33045286 |