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

Lophotavia incivilis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
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

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  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)