''Agrotis plumiger'' is a

moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...

of the family

Noctuidae The Noctuidae, commonly known as owlet moths, cutworms or armyworms, are a family of moths. They are considered the most controversial family in the superfamily Noctuoidea because many of the clades are constantly changing, along with the other f ...

first described by Martin Krüger in 2005. It is endemic to

Lesotho Lesotho ( ), officially the Kingdom of Lesotho, is a country landlocked country, landlocked as an Enclave and exclave, enclave in South Africa. It is situated in the Maloti Mountains and contains the Thabana Ntlenyana, highest mountains in Sou ...

External links

* *Kruger, M. (March 2005
"New genera and species of noctuid moths from Lesotho (Lepidoptera: Noctuoidea: Noctuidae)"
''African Entomology''. 13 (1): 97-142. Agrotis Endemic fauna of Lesotho Moths of Africa Moths described in 2005 {{Agrotis-stub