Chrysodeixis acuta

Chrysodeixis acuta, the Tunbridge Wells gem, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in Africa as well as the on Canary Islands eastwards to Australasia Indonesia and Oceania.^[1]

Tunbridge Wells gem
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Noctuidae
Genus:	Chrysodeixis
Species:	C. acuta
Binomial name
Chrysodeixis acuta (Walker, 1858)
Synonyms
Plusia acuta Neoplusia furihatai Shensiplusia nigribursa

The wingspan is 35–45 mm.

The larvae feed on various plants, including barley, linseed and sorghum.