{{Short description|Species of moth}} {{Speciesbox | image = Athetis ignava17mm-11.jpg | image_caption = ''Athetis ignava'' | image2 = Athetis ignava17mm-02.jpg | genus = Athetis | species = ignava | authority = (Guenée, 1852)<ref>{{cite web |first1=J. |last1=De Prins |first2=W. |last2=De Prins |date=2017 |url=http://www.afromoths.net/species_by_code/ATHEIGNA |title=''Athetis ignava'' (Guenée, 1852) |website=Afromoths |accessdate=November 12, 2017}}</ref> | synonyms = *''Caradrina ignava'' <small>Guenée, 1852</small> *''Caradrina expolita'' <small>Butler, 1876</small> *''Caradrina pervicax'' <small>Wallengren 1875</small> *''Athetis pervicax'' <small>(Wallengren, 1875)</small> }}
'''''Athetis ignava''''' is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in Southern and Eastern Africa, including the islands of the Indian Ocean.
The wingspan is approx. 30–35 mm
Host plant: ''Acacia mearnsii'' De Wild. (Fabaceae)<ref>[https://islandbiodiversity.com/Phelsuma28h.pdf Bippus, M., 2020. Records of Lepidoptera from the Malagasy region with description of new species (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae, Noctuidae, Alucitidae, Choreutidae, Euteliidae, Gelechiidae, Blastobasidae, Pterophoridae, Tonzidae, Tineidae, Praydidae, Cosmopterigidae, Batrachedridae). - Phelsuma 28: 60-100: 73]</ref>
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Category:Caradrinini Category:Moths described in 1852 Category:Moths of the Comoros Category:Moths of Africa Category:Moths of Madagascar Category:Moths of Mauritius Category:Moths of Réunion Category:Taxa named by Achille Guenée
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