Heliophisma klugii

Heliophisma klugii is a species of moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1833.[1] It is found in Africa, including West Africa, Madagascar, Sierra Leone and South Africa.

Heliophisma klugii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Noctuidae
Genus:
Heliophisma
Species:
H. klugii
Binomial name
Heliophisma klugii
(Boisduval, 1833)
Synonyms
  • Ophiusa klugii Boisduval, 1833
  • Heliophisma clugi Hampson, 1913
  • Heliophisma croceipennis (Walker, 1858)
  • Ophiusa croceipennis Walker, 1858
  • Heliophisma rivularis (Butler, 1875)
  • Ophisma rivularis Butler, 1875
  • Heliophisma varians (Mabille, 1897)
  • Ophisma varians Mabille, 1897
  • Achaea klugii (Boisduval, 1833)

This species has a wingspan of around 55–60 millimetres (2.2–2.4 in).

References
  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Heliophisma klugii​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved January 22, 2020.


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