Lophoptera litigiosa

Lophoptera litigiosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Euteliidae
Subfamily:	Stictopterinae
Genus:	Lophoptera
Species:	L. litigiosa
Binomial name
	Lophoptera litigiosa; (Boisduval, 1833)
Synonyms
	Apamea litigiosa Boisduval, 1833; Stictoptera alutacea Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874; Lophoptera cristigera Guenée, 1852; Lophoptera squamulosa Saalmüller, 1880;

Lophoptera litigiosa is a member of the moth family Euteliidae.

It is found in most countries of subtropical Africa, from Sierra Leone to South Africa; Nigeria to Kenya, including the islands of the Indian Ocean of Madagascar, Mauritius and La Réunion.^[1]

This species has a wingspan of 19mm.^[2]

References[edit]

^ De Prins, J.; De Prins, W. (2017). "Lophoptera litigiosa (Boisduval, 1833)". Afromoths. Retrieved November 17, 2017.
^ Saalmüller, 1892, Lepideptoren von Madagaskar - Abhandlungen der Senckenbergischen Naturforschenden Gesellschaft, 17.Bd.

Boisduval, 1833. Faune entomologique de Madagascar, Bourbon et Maurice. Lépidoptères. Avec des notes sur les moeurs, par M. Sganzin. - — :1–122, pls. 1–16

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