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Asteropetes

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Asteropetes
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Subfamily: Agaristinae
Genus: Asteropetes
Hampson, 1901
Species:
A. noctuina
Binomial name
Asteropetes noctuina
(Butler, 1878)
Synonyms
  • Seudyra noctuina Butler, 1878
  • Sendyra noctuina Butler, 1878

Asteropetes is a monotypic moth genus of the family Noctuidae erected by George Hampson in 1901. Its only species, Asteropetes noctuina, was first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1878. It is found on the Kuriles and in Japan.[1][2][3]

The wingspan is 42–46 mm.

The larvae feed on the leaves of Vitis (grapevine) species.

References

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  1. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Asteropetes​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
  2. ^ Savela, Markku (August 22, 2019). "Asteropetes Hampson, 1901". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
  3. ^ Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Asteropetes Hampson, 1901". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
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