''Apamea macronephra'' 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

Emilio Berio Emilio Berio (13 October 1905 – 28 October 1993, Genoa) was an Italian entomologist and lawyer. He described several new genera and species of moths, mostly Noctuidae The Noctuidae, commonly known as owlet moths, cutworms or armyworms, are a ...

in 1959. It is found on

Madagascar Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasikara, links=no, ; french: République de Madagascar), is an island country in the Indian Ocean, approximately off the coast of East Africa ...

. This species has a wingspan of 51 mm.Berio, E. (1959)
"Descrizione di alcune nuove Noctuidae del Madagascar al Museo di Parigi"
''Annali del Museo civico di storia naturale Giacomo Doria''. 71: 85.

References

Moths described in 1959 Apamea (moth) Moths of Madagascar {{Apamea-stub