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Thysanoplusia daubei

Thysanoplusia daubei
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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Tribe: Argyrogrammatini
Genus: Thysanoplusia
Species: T. daubei
Binomial name
Thysanoplusia daubei
(Boisduval, 1840)
Synonyms
  • Plusia daubei
  • Plusia ciliaris Walker, [1858]
  • Daubeplusia daubei

Thysanoplusia daubei is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in North and East Africa, Southern Europe, Arabia, Turkey, Southern Iran to the Himalayas, India, Indochina, China, Japan and Taiwan.

The wingspan is about 30 mm.

The closest relatives of T.daubei are the afrotropical Thysanoplusia indicator (Walker, 1858) and the South-East Asiatic Thysanoplusia lectula that is larger in size.

The larvae feed on Sonchus, Chondrilla, Cichorium and Mentha species.



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