Biology:Notioplusia illustrata

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Short description: Species of moth

Notioplusia illustrata
Scientific classification
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N. illustrata
Binomial name
Notioplusia illustrata
(Guenée, 1852)
Synonyms
  • Autoplusia illustrata (Guenée, 1852)
  • Plusia egenella Herrich-Schäffer, 1868
  • Plusia abeona Druce, 1889
  • Plusia roxana Druce, 1894
  • Plusia illustrata Guenée, 1852

Notioplusia illustrata, the notioplusia moth, is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Achille Guenée in 1852. It is native to Saint Kitts, the Greater Antilles (Cuba, Jamaica, Haiti, Puerto Rico), Florida, Mexico, Panama and South America. It was introduced to Australia and South Africa .

Adults have brown forewings, each with a pale line and a red splodge. The hindwings are fawn, shading darker toward the margin.

The larvae feed on the leaves of Lantana camara.

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q7063060 entry