''Ctenoplusia dorfmeisteri'' is a
moth 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 western, central and southern
Africa, where it's known from
Congo
Congo or The Congo may refer to either of two countries that border the Congo River in central Africa:
* Democratic Republic of the Congo, the larger country to the southeast, capital Kinshasa, formerly known as Zaire, sometimes referred to a ...
,
Nigeria,
Gabon,
Ghana,
South Africa,
Mauritius,
Réunion
Réunion (; french: La Réunion, ; previously ''Île Bourbon''; rcf, label= Reunionese Creole, La Rényon) is an island in the Indian Ocean that is an overseas department and region of France. It is located approximately east of the island ...
and from
Yemen.
It has a wingspan of 30 mm.
[ de Joannis, 1906. "Descriptions de Lépidoptères nouveaux de l'île Maurice". ''Bulletin de la Société Entomologique de France'' 75(2):171-172]
References
Plusiinae
Moths described in 1874
Lepidoptera of West Africa
Insects of the Arabian Peninsula
Moths of Mauritius
Lepidoptera of Gabon
Moths of Sub-Saharan Africa
Moths of Réunion
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