Biology:Chasmina tibialis

Short description: Species of moth

Chasmina tibialis
Scientific classification
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 Guenée, 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