Asteropetes
| Asteropetes | |
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| Scientific 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 | |
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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.
The wingspan is 42–46 mm.
The larvae feed on the leaves of Vitis (grapevine) species.