Lophoptera litigiosa
| Lophoptera litigiosa | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Subfamily: | Stictoperinae |
| Genus: | Lophoptera |
| Species: | L. litigiosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Lophoptera litigiosa (Boisduval, 1833) | |
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Lophoptera litigiosa is a member of the moth family Noctuidae.
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
- ↑ afromoths.net
- ↑ 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
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