Lygephila kazachkaratavika

Lygephila kazachkaratavika is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by YuL Stshetkin and YuYu Stshetkin in 1994. It is found in Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan.

Lygephila kazachkaratavika
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. kazachkaratavika
Binomial name
Lygephila kazachkaratavika
YuL Stshetkin & YuYu Stshetkin, 1994
Synonyms
  • Lygephila lubrosa kazachkaratavika YuL Stshetkin & YuYu Stshetkin, 1994

The wingspan is 41–44 mm. The forewings are contrastingly marked and vary in colouration from mottled light greyish brown to uniform dark brown. The hindwings are ochreous with a distinct transverse line and a small discal spot.[1]

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