Biology:Chasmina tibialis

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Short description: Species of moth

Chasmina tibialis
Snow White Moth (Chasmina tibialis) (32479781786).jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Chasmina
Species:
C. tibialis
Binomial name
Chasmina tibialis
(Fabricius, 1775)
Synonyms
  • Bombyx tibialis Fabricius, 1775
  • Leocyma dianae GuenĂ©e, 1852
  • Chasmina cygnus Walker, 1856
  • Chasmina glabra Walker, 1865
  • Leocyma vestae var. celebensis Snellen, 1880

Chasmina tibialis is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found from Africa, Asia and from Australia , New Caledonia and Fiji to central Polynesia.

The wingspan is about 40 mm.

The larvae have been recorded on Malvaceae species, including Commersonia bartramia, Grewia and Hibiscus species.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q5087382 entry