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Callixena versicolora

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Callixena versicolora
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C. versicolora
Binomial name
Callixena versicolora
Synonyms
  • Magusa versicolora plagiata Berio, 1966

Callixena versicolora is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species can be found in Africa, where it is known from Ghana, Nigeria, Congo, Malawi, Kenya, South Africa, Comoros, Madagascar and La Réunion.[1]

This species has a wingspan from 29 to 40mm.

References

  • Saalmüller & von Heyden, 1891. Lepidopteren von Madagascar. Zweite Abtheilung. Heterocera: Noctuae, Geometrae, Microlepidoptera. - — :247–531, pls. 7–14 (in German)