Maurica breveti
| Maurica breveti | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Genus: | Maurica |
| Species: | M. breveti
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| Binomial name | |
| Maurica breveti (Oberthür, 1882)
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Maurica breveti is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Charles Oberthür in 1882. It is found in North Africa[1] and Spain.[2]
The wingspan is about 30 mm.
The larvae feed on Campanula, Convolvulus, Lavandula, Parietaria, Silene, Smilax and Asparagus species.
Subspecies
[edit]- Maurica breveti breveti (Morocco)
- Maurica breveti powelli (Oberthür, 1910)
References
[edit]- ^ Savela, Markku. "Maurica breveti (Oberthür, 1882)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 27, 2019.
- ^ Fauna Europaea
- Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.
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