Maurica breveti

Maurica breveti
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Maurica
Species:
M. breveti
Binomial name
Maurica breveti
(Oberthür, 1882)
Synonyms
  • Trichosoma breveti Oberthür, 1882
  • Ocnogyna breveti
  • Maenas breveti occidentalis Rothschild, 1910
  • Trichosoma nisseni [D. Lucas], 1920
  • Phragmatobia emmanuelii Oberthür, 1922
  • Phragmatobia breveti meridionalis Rungs, 1942
  • Ocnogyna powelli Oberthür, 1910
  • Ocnogyna breveti powelli Oberthür, 1910

Maurica breveti is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Charles Oberthür in 1882. It is found in North Africa[1] and Spain.[2]

The wingspan is about 30 mm.

The larvae feed on Campanula, Convolvulus, Lavandula, Parietaria, Silene, Smilax and Asparagus species.

Subspecies

  • Maurica breveti breveti (Morocco)
  • Maurica breveti powelli (Oberthür, 1910)

References

  1. ^ Savela, Markku. "Maurica breveti (Oberthür, 1882)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 27, 2019.
  2. ^ Fauna Europaea


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