Biology:Rachiplusia nu

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Short description: Species of moth

Rachiplusia nu
Rachiplusia nu Guenée, 1852 3456183116.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Rachiplusia
Species:
R. nu
Binomial name
Rachiplusia nu
(Guenée, 1852)
Synonyms
List
  • Plusia nu Guenée, 1852
  • Plusia atrata Giacomelli, 1911
  • Plusia depauperata Blanchard, 1852
  • Plusia deirusa Walker, 1858
  • Plusia fumifera Walker, 1858

Rachiplusia nu is a species of moth in the family Noctuidae. It is found in South America, including Paraguay, Uruguay, southern Brazil, Argentina and Chile.

The wingspan is 28–34 mm.

Larvae have been recorded on tobacco, sunflower, soybean, alfalfa, clover, tomato, spinach and number of other plants.[citation needed]

External links

  • Specht, Alexandre; Guedes, Jerson V.C.; Sulzbach, Felipe; Vogt, Tatiane G. (2006). "Ocorrência de Rachiplusia nu (Guenée) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) em fumo (Nicotiana tabacum L.) no Rio Grande do Sul" (in Portuguese). Neotropical Entomology 35 (5): 705–6. doi:10.1590/S1519-566X2006000500020. PMID 17144145. 
  • Species info

Wikidata ☰ Q7279530 entry