Lophotavia incivilis

Lophotavia incivilis is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in Somalia, Eritrea, Madagascar and Mauritius.[1]

Lophotavia incivilis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Erebidae
Subfamily:
Calpinae
Genus:
Lophotavia
Species:
L. incivilis
Binomial name
Lophotavia incivilis
(Walker, 1865)
Synonyms
  • Brujas incivilis Walker, 1865
  • Diatenes merulina Mabille, 1890
  • Polydesma nigrocyanea de Joannis, 1906

The adults have a wingspan of 35 mm.[2]

References
  1. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Lophotavia incivilis (Walker, 1865)". Afromoths. Retrieved February 13, 2020.
  2. de Joannis, J. (1906). "Descriptions de Lépidoptères nouveaux de l'île Maurice". Annales de la Société Entomologique de France. 75 (2): 169–183 (in French)


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