Megalonycta forsteri

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Megalonycta forsteri
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M. forsteri
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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]

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References

  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)