Lygephila subpicata

Lygephila subpicata is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Wiltshire in 1971.[1] It is found in northern and western Iran.

Lygephila subpicata
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. subpicata
Binomial name
Lygephila subpicata
Wiltshire, 1971
Synonyms
  • Lygephila lusoria subpicata Wiltshire, 1971

Adults differ from the sister species Lygephila pallida in the length and shape of the ampulla, and in vesica and aedeagus structure.[2]

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