Ctenoplusia dorfmeisteri

Ctenoplusia dorfmeisteri is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in western, central and southern Africa, where it's known from Congo, Nigeria, Gabon, Ghana, South Africa, Mauritius, Réunion and from Yemen.[1]

Ctenoplusia dorfmeisteri
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Ctenoplusia
Species:
C. dorfmeisteri
Binomial name
Ctenoplusia dorfmeisteri
(Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874)
Synonyms
  • Plusia dorfmeisteri Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874
  • Plusia rhodochrysa de Joannis, 1906
  • Plusia siculifera Holland, 1894

It has a wingspan of 30 mm.[2]

The synonymation of Ctenoplusia rhodochrysa de Joannis, 1906 (from Réunion/Mauritius) is disputed and needs further examination.

References
  1. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2017). "Ctenoplusia dorfmeisteri (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874)". Afromoths. Retrieved December 8, 2017.
  2. (in French) de Joannis, 1906. "Descriptions de Lépidoptères nouveaux de l'île Maurice". Bulletin de la Société Entomologique de France 75(2):171-172


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