Buakea venusta
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| Buakea venusta | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Buakea |
| Species: | B. venusta |
| Binomial name | |
| Buakea venusta Moyal et al., 2011 | |
Buakea venusta is a species of moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in Kenya on altitudes of between 636 and 1.066 meters.[1]
The wingspan is 18–22 mm for males and 19–21 mm for females.
The larvae feed on Cynodon aethiopicus. Full-grown larvae reach a length of 25–30 mm.[1]
