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Megalonycta forsteri

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Megalonycta forsteri
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Megalonycta
Species:
M. forsteri
Binomial name
Megalonycta forsteri
Laporte, 1979

Megalonycta forsteri is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Bernard Laporte in 1979. The species is found in Ethiopia, Kenya and Tanzania.[1]

This species has a wingspan from 36 mm and a length of the forewings of 16 mm.[2]

References

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  1. ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Megalonycta forsteri Laporte, 1979". Afromoths. Retrieved December 23, 2020.
  2. ^ Laporte, B. (1979). "Descriptions de nouvelles espèces de noctuelles de l'Afrique (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae)". Spixiana. 2: 105–112 (in French)