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Lophoptera litigiosa

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Lophoptera litigiosa
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)
Synonyms
  • Apamea litigiosa Boisduval, 1833
  • Stictoptera alutacea Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874
  • Lophoptera cristigera Guenée, 1852
  • Lophoptera squamulosa Saalmüller, 1880

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

  1. ^ afromoths.net
  2. ^ 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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