Lophoruza mascarena is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Joseph de Joannis in 1910. It is found on Mauritius and Réunion.[1]

Lophoruza mascarena
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Lophoruza
Species:
L. mascarena
Binomial name
Lophoruza mascarena

Afromoths gives this name as a synonym of Lophoruza affulgens (Saalmüller, 1881).[1]

Its basic colour is dark brown with a transversal clear-brown/beige stripe. Its wingspan is 24 mm for females and 21 mm for males.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Lophoruza mascarena Joannis, 1910". Afromoths. Retrieved September 27, 2020.
  2. ^ de Joannis, J. (1910). "Trois nouvelles espèces d'Erastriinae (Lep., Noctuidae) provenant des Iles Mascareignes". Bulletin de la Société entomologique de France. 1910 (10): 203–204.
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