Lophoruza mascarena is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Joseph de Joannis in 1910. It is found on Mauritius and Réunion.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Lophoruza |
| Species: | L. mascarena
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| Lophoruza mascarena de Joannis, 1910
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Afromoths gives this name as a synonym of Lophoruza affulgens (Saalmüller, 1881).[1]
Its basic colour is dark brown with a transversal clear-brown/beige stripe. Its wingspan is 24 mm for females and 21 mm for males.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Lophoruza mascarena Joannis, 1910". Afromoths. Retrieved September 27, 2020.
- ^ de Joannis, J. (1910). "Trois nouvelles espèces d'Erastriinae (Lep., Noctuidae) provenant des Iles Mascareignes". Bulletin de la Société entomologique de France. 1910 (10): 203–204.
External links
edit- "Lophoruza mascarena Joannis, 1910". Lépidoptères de La Réunion. With images.
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