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]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Subfamily: | Agaristinae |
| Genus: | Asteropetes Hampson, 1901 |
| Species: | A. noctuina
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| Binomial name | |
| Asteropetes noctuina (Butler, 1878)
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The wingspan is 42–46 mm.
The larvae feed on the leaves of Vitis (grapevine) species.
References edit
- ^ 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.
- ^ Savela, Markku (August 22, 2019). "Asteropetes Hampson, 1901". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
- ^ Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Asteropetes Hampson, 1901". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
External links edit
- "Importation of Grapes (Vitis spp.) from Korea into the United States".
- "ヒメトラガ Asteropetes noctuina (Butler, 1878)". みんなで作る日本産蛾類図鑑 [An Identification Guide of Japanese Moths Compiled by Everyone] (in Japanese). Retrieved November 18, 2020.
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