Biology:Callixena versicolora

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Short description: Species of moth

Callixena versicolora
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C. versicolora
Binomial name
Callixena versicolora
Saalmüller, 1891
Synonyms
  • Magusa versicolora plagiata Berio, 1966
  • Magusa versicolora (Saalmüller, 1891)

Callixena versicolora is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Max Saalmüller in 1891. The species can be found in Africa, where it is known from Ghana, Nigeria, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, Kenya, South Africa , Comoros, Madagascar and Réunion.[1]

This species has a wingspan from 29 to 40 mm.

References

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

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q13450053 entry