Lygephila Colorata
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''Lygephila colorata'' is a
moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...
of the family
Erebidae The Erebidae are a family of moths in the superfamily Noctuoidea. The family is among the largest families of moths by species count and contains a wide variety of well-known macromoth groups. The family includes the underwings ('' Catocala'') ...
first described by János Babics and László Aladár Ronkay in 2009. It is found in north-western
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. Adults differ from externally similar '' Lygephila amasina'' by the more elongated forewing with a pointed apex.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. .


References

Moths described in 2009 Toxocampina {{Catocalini-stub