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Maurica breveti

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Superfamily
  
Noctuoidea

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Family
  
Erebidae

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

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

    Maurica breveti Wikipedia