Callixena versicolora

Callixena versicolora
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Magusa
Species:
M. versicolora
Binomial name
Magusa versicolora
Synonyms
  • Magusa versicolora plagiata Berio, 1966
  • Magusa versicolora (Saalmüller, 1891)

Callixena versicolora is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Max Saalmüller in 1891. The species can be found in Africa, where it is known from Ghana, Nigeria, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, Kenya, South Africa, Comoros, Madagascar and Réunion.[1]

This species has a wingspan from 29 to 40 mm.

References

  • Saalmüller & von Heyden (1891). Lepidopteren von Madagascar. Zweite Abtheilung. Heterocera: Noctuae, Geometrae, Microlepidoptera. :247–531, pls. 7–14 (in German)
  1. ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Magusa versicolora (Saalmüller, 1891)". Afromoths. Retrieved December 22, 2020.
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