''Apamea roedereri'' 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 ...

. It is found in northern

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 ...

. Its

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ranges from 45 to 67 mm and the forewings are 23 to 33 mm in length. The female is larger than the male.Viette, P. 1970. Mémoires O.R.S.T.O.M. No. 37, ''Noctuelles Trifides du Massif de Tsaratanana'', page 197.

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Moths described in 1967 roedereri Moths of Madagascar {{Apamea-stub