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]
| Megalonycta forsteri | |
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Scientific classification 
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| 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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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)
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