Lophoptera litigiosa is a member of the moth family Euteliidae.
Lophoptera litigiosa | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Euteliidae |
Genus: | Lophoptera |
Species: | L. litigiosa
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Binomial name | |
Lophoptera litigiosa (Boisduval, 1833)
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Synonyms | |
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It is found in most countries of subtropical Africa, from Sierra Leone to South Africa; Nigeria to Kenya, including the islands of the Indian Ocean of Madagascar, Mauritius and La Réunion.[1]
This species has a wingspan of 19mm.[2]
References
edit- ^ De Prins, J.; De Prins, W. (2017). "Lophoptera litigiosa (Boisduval, 1833)". Afromoths. Retrieved November 17, 2017.
- ^ Saalmüller, 1892, Lepideptoren von Madagaskar - Abhandlungen der Senckenbergischen Naturforschenden Gesellschaft, 17.Bd.
- Boisduval, 1833. Faune entomologique de Madagascar, Bourbon et Maurice. Lépidoptères. Avec des notes sur les moeurs, par M. Sganzin. - — :1–122, pls. 1–16