Trichoplusia lectula
| Trichoplusia lectula | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Trichoplusia |
| Species: | T. lectula |
| Binomial name | |
| Trichoplusia lectula (Walker, 1858) | |
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Trichoplusia lectula is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found throughout Asia, including the Indian subregion, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Borneo, Java, Japan, as well as Western Australia and Queensland.[1]
Description
Wingspan about 28mm. Palpi with short third joint. Hind femur of male not tufted with long hair. Head and thorax dark reddish brown and greyish. Abdomen pale. Fore wings dark red-brown and purplish grey. An antemedial rufous line and a broad white streak found along median nervure and vein 2 as far as the postmedial line, which is bent outwards at vein 5, where a large red-brown patch can be seen above the streak. Reniform greyish with white lines on its inner and outer angle. Some reddish brown sub-marginal dentate marks found with a white streak below those near apex. A rufous submarginal line along with two fine marginal lines and a white line through the cilia can be seen. Hind wings pale fuscous.[2]
The larvae feed on Mentha species.[3]
References
- ↑ "'Plusia'lectula Walker". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
- ↑ Hampson G. F. (1892). "The Fauna Of British India Including Ceylon And Burma Moths Vol-ii". Digital Library of India. p. 558. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
- ↑ "Trichoplusia lectula (Walker, 1858)". Butterfly House. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
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