Negera confusa

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Negera confusa
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Drepanidae
Genus: Negera
Species:
N. confusa
Binomial name
Negera confusa
Walker, 1855
Synonyms
  • Ctenogyna lytaeaDruce, 1896

Negera confusa is a moth in the family Drepanidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1855. [1] It is found in Cameroon, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Sierra Leone and the Gambia. [2]

The length of the forewings is 19–23 mm. [3]

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References

  1. Beccaloni, George; et al. (February 2005). "Scientific name search". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum, London.
  2. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2017). "Negera confusa Walker, 1855". Afromoths. Retrieved February 7, 2018.
  3. A revision of the Ethiopian Drepanidae (Lepidoptera)