Azeta reuteri

Azeta reuteri
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Azeta
Species: A. reuteri
Binomial name
Azeta reuteri
Saalmüller, 1881

Azeta reuteri is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is known from Madagascar.

This moth is violett grey-brown, a metallic brilliant reflect. The forewings are more brownish, while the hindwings and abdomen are more greyish. It has a wingspan of approx. 33 mm.

Saalmüller named this species after Carl Reuter who collected the specimen for the Museum of Natural History of his hometown Lübeck in Loucoube, Nosy Bé, Madagascar.[1]

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