Megalonycta forsteri
Appearance
Megalonycta forsteri | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Noctuidae |
Genus: | Megalonycta |
Species: | M. forsteri
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Binomial name | |
Megalonycta forsteri Laporte, 1979
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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
[edit]- ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Megalonycta forsteri Laporte, 1979". Afromoths. Retrieved December 23, 2020.
- ^ Laporte, B. (1979). "Descriptions de nouvelles espèces de noctuelles de l'Afrique (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae)". Spixiana. 2: 105–112 (in French)