''Lygephila lubrosa'' is a species of

moth Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...

in the family

Erebidae The Erebidae are a family (biology), 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 underwin ...

first described by

Otto Staudinger Otto Staudinger (2 May 1830 – 13 October 1900) was a German entomologist and a natural history dealer considered one of the largest in the world specialising in the collection and sale of insects to museums, scientific institutions, and indi ...

in 1901. It is found in

Kazakhstan Kazakhstan, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a landlocked country primarily in Central Asia, with a European Kazakhstan, small portion in Eastern Europe. It borders Russia to the Kazakhstan–Russia border, north and west, China to th ...

and

Tajikistan Tajikistan, officially the Republic of Tajikistan, is a landlocked country in Central Asia. Dushanbe is the capital city, capital and most populous city. Tajikistan borders Afghanistan to the Afghanistan–Tajikistan border, south, Uzbekistan to ...

The

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is 42–46 mm for ''L. l. lubrosa'' and 34–43 mm for ''L. l. orbonaria''. The forewings are almost unicolorous with a poorly developed wing pattern. The subbasal line is represented by groups of dark scales on the veins. The antemedial line is semicircular and the reniform stigma is small and indistinct. The orbicular stigma is small and dot-like and the postmedial and subterminal lines are distinct and the terminal line consists of a row of black dots on the veins. The hindwings are pale ochreous.

Subspecies

*''Lygephila lubrosa lubrosa'' (Kazakhstan: valley of the river Ili) *''Lygephila lubrosa orbonaria'' Stshetkin YuL & Stshetkin YuYu, 1994 (south-western Tajikistan: Pianj river valley)

References

Moths described in 1901 Toxocampina {{Catocalini-stub