Ctenusa curvilinea

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Ctenusa curvilinea
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C. curvilinea
Binomial name
Ctenusa curvilinea
Hampson, 1913
Synonyms
  • Ctenusa rectilineaFawcett, 1916
Ctenusa curvilinea 21-(Ctenusa rectilinea psamatha) Ctenusa curvilinea Hampson, 1913.JPG
Ctenusa curvilinea

Ctenusa curvilinea is a moth of the family Noctuidae. [1] The species can be found from Ethiopia and Eritrea south to South Africa.

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References

  1. Tujuba, Tesfu Fekensa; Sciarretta, Andrea; Hausmann, Axel; Abate, Getnet Atenafu (2019-10-23). "Lepidopteran biodiversity of Ethiopia: current knowledge and future perspectives". ZooKeys (882): 87–125. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.882.36634 . ISSN   1313-2970. PMC   6821860 . PMID   31686952.