Athetis ignava

Athetis ignava
Athetis ignava
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Athetis
Species:
A. ignava
Binomial name
Athetis ignava
(Guenée, 1852)[1]
Synonyms
  • Caradrina ignava Guenée, 1852
  • Caradrina expolita Butler, 1876
  • Caradrina pervicax Wallengren 1875
  • Athetis pervicax (Wallengren, 1875)

Athetis ignava is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in Southern and Eastern Africa, including the islands of the Indian Ocean.

The wingspan is approx. 30–35 mm

Host plant: Acacia mearnsii De Wild. (Fabaceae)[2]

References

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  1. ^ De Prins, J.; De Prins, W. (2017). "Athetis ignava (Guenée, 1852)". Afromoths. Retrieved November 12, 2017.
  2. ^ Bippus, M., 2020. Records of Lepidoptera from the Malagasy region with description of new species (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae, Noctuidae, Alucitidae, Choreutidae, Euteliidae, Gelechiidae, Blastobasidae, Pterophoridae, Tonzidae, Tineidae, Praydidae, Cosmopterigidae, Batrachedridae). - Phelsuma 28: 60-100: 73


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