• a female wolf (Canis lupus)
• the wolf in the story of Romulus and Remus
  Romulus and Remus
  Romulus and Remus are Rome's twin founders in its traditional foundation myth, although the former is sometimes said to be the sole founder...
  
  , or the Lupa Capitolina (Capitoline Wolf
  Capitoline Wolf
  The Capitoline Wolf is a bronze sculpture of a she-wolf suckling twin infants, inspired by the legend of the founding of Rome. According to the legend, when Numitor, grandfather of the twins Romulus and Remus, was overthrown by his brother Amulius, the usurper ordered the twins to be cast into...
  
  ), a bronze statue representing the wolf
• a slang word for prostitute in ancient Rome; see Lupanar (Pompeii)
  Lupanar (Pompeii)
  The Lupanar of Pompeii is the most famous brothel in the ruined Roman city of Pompeii. It is of particular interest for the erotic paintings on its walls. "Lupanar" is one of the most common words in Latin for "brothel" and means "den of she-wolves," lupa being misogynistic slang for "prostitute,...
  
  

Other

• Lupa (crab), a genus of swimming crabs
  Portunidae
  Portunidae is a family of crabs which contains the swimming crabs.-Description:Portunid crabs are characterised by the flattening of the fifth pair of legs into broad paddles, which are used for swimming...
  
  
• Auguste Lupa
  Auguste Lupa
  Auguste Lupa is a fictional character in two pastiche novels by author John Lescroart. The novels are Son of Holmes and Rasputin's Revenge . Lupa, a secret agent during the First World War, is the son of Sherlock Holmes and Irene Adler. It is strongly implied that he is the younger version of...
  
  , a fictional character in two novels by John Lescroart