Lygephila amasina

Lygephila amasina is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Otto Staudinger in 1878.[1] It is found in Turkey, Lebanon and Israel.

Lygephila amasina
Female
Male
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Lygephila
Species:
L. amasina
Binomial name
Lygephila amasina
(Staudinger, 1878)
Synonyms
  • Toxocampa amasina Staudinger 1878
  • Lygephila lusoria (Linnaeus 1758)

Adults can be distinguished from similar Lygephila lusoria lusoria by the more contrasting wing pattern and the somewhat longer inner corner of the reniform stigmata.[2]

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