Biology:Lophoruza mascarena

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Lophoruza mascarena
Ophoruza mascarenia.jpg
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L. mascarena
Binomial name
Lophoruza mascarena
de Joannis, 1910

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]

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

  1. 1.0 1.1 De Prins, J.; De Prins, W. (2019). "Lophoruza mascarena Joannis, 1910". http://www.afromoths.net/species_by_code/04LOPAFF. 
  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.

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q6678535 entry