Lygephila subpicata explained

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

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Yu . Dicky Sick Ki . Lygephila lusoria (Linnaeus 1758) . Home of Ichneumonoidea . Taxapad . https://web.archive.org/web/20160601100250/http://www.taxapad.com/local.php?taxonidLC=86007645 . June 1, 2016.
  2. Pekarsky, Oleg (2013)."Taxonomic and morphological survey of the Lygephila lusoria (Linnaeus, 1758) species-group with description of a new species (Lepidoptera, Erebidae, Toxocampinae)". ZooKeys. 351: 49–81. .