''Aletia infrargyrea'' 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 ...
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 othe ...
first described by
Max Saalmüller
Max Saalmüller (26 November 1832 in Römhild, Germany – 12 October 1890 in Bockenheim) was a Prussian lieutenant colonel and German entomologist.
List of works
* Illustrations for ''Der Heerwurm'' of Ludwig Bechstein
Ludwig Bechste ...
in 1891. It is known from
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 26–28 mm.
[Saalmüller (1892). ''Abhandlungen der Senckenbergischen Naturforschenden Gesellschaft - Lepidopteren von Madagaskar'', 17. Band, Pos. No. 583, fig. 158 ]
References
Moths described in 1891
Hadeninae
Moths of Madagascar
Moths of Africa
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