Lygephila salax is a moth of the family Erebidae.
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Erebidae |
Genus: | Lygephila |
Species: | L. salax
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Binomial name | |
Lygephila salax (Guenée, 1852)
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Synonyms | |
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Distribution
editIt is found in Africa, where it is known from South Africa, Sierra Leone, and Réunion.[1]
Its wingspan is 32–36 mm.[2]
References
edit- ^ Afromoths
- ^ Adalbert Seitz Band 15: Abt. 2, Die exotischen Großschmetterlinge, Die afrikanischen eulenartigen Nachtfalter, page 290
External links
edit- Genitalia images have been published in ESPERIANA, 2006, Bd. 12: 145, fig.24.
- Africanmoths: Images & Distribution map