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Maurica breveti
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Subfamily:	Arctiinae
Genus:	Maurica
Species:	M. breveti
Binomial name
Maurica breveti (Oberthür, 1882)
Synonyms
Trichosoma breveti Oberthür, 1882 Ocnogyna breveti Maenas breveti occidentalis Rothschild, 1910 Trichosoma nisseni , 1920 Phragmatobia emmanuelii Oberthür, 1922 Phragmatobia breveti meridionalis Rungs, 1942 Ocnogyna powelli Oberthür, 1910 Ocnogyna breveti powelli Oberthür, 1910

Maurica breveti is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Charles Oberthür in 1882. It is found in North Africa and Spain.

The wingspan is about 30 mm.

The larvae feed on Campanula, Convolvulus, Lavandula, Parietaria, Silene, Smilax and Asparagus species.

Subspecies

• Maurica breveti breveti (Morocco)
• Maurica breveti powelli (Oberthür, 1910)

References

1. Savela, Markku. "Maurica breveti (Oberthür, 1882)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 27, 2019.
2. Fauna Europaea

• Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.

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