Biology:Maurica breveti
From HandWiki
Short description: Species of moth
Maurica breveti | |
---|---|
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Erebidae |
Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
Genus: | Maurica |
Species: | M. breveti
|
Binomial name | |
Maurica breveti (Oberthür, 1882)
| |
Synonyms | |
|
Maurica breveti is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Charles Oberthür in 1882. It is found in North Africa[1] and Spain .[2]
The wingspan is about 30 mm.
The larvae feed on Campanula, Convolvulus, Lavandula, Parietaria, Silene, Smilax and Asparagus species.
Subspecies
- Maurica breveti breveti (Morocco)
- Maurica breveti powelli (Oberthür, 1910)
References
- ↑ Savela, Markku. "Maurica breveti (Oberthür, 1882)". https://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/noctuoidea/arctiidae/arctiinae/maurica/#breveti. Retrieved September 27, 2019.
- ↑ Fauna Europaea
- Pitkin, Brian; Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Natural History Museum, London. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/butmoth/search/GenusList3.dsml?&FAMILY=Arctiidae&sort=GENUS.
Wikidata ☰ Q13531062 entry
![]() | Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maurica breveti.
Read more |