Lygephila salax

Lygephila salax is a moth of the family Erebidae.

Lygephila salax
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Lygephila
Species:
L. salax
Binomial name
Lygephila salax
(Guenée, 1852)
Synonyms
  • Toxocampa salax Guenée, 1852
  • Graphiphora immitis Walker, 1857

Distribution

It is found in Africa, where it is known from South Africa, Sierra Leone, and Réunion.[1]

Its wingspan is 32–36 mm.[2]

References

  1. Afromoths
  2. Adalbert Seitz Band 15: Abt. 2, Die exotischen Großschmetterlinge, Die afrikanischen eulenartigen Nachtfalter, page 290
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