- Chrysodeixis illuminata
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Chrysodeixis illuminata Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Noctuidae Genus: Chrysodeixis Species: C. illuminata Binomial name Chrysodeixis illuminata
(G.S. Robinson, 1968)Synonyms - Plusia illuminata G.S. Robinson, 1968
- Phytometra illuminata Warren, 1913
- Chrysodeixis nesiotes Dufay, 1974
- Chrysodeixis albescens Chou & Lu, 1979
Chrysodeixis illuminata is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found across south-east Asia and the southern Pacific, including Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Timor, New Caledonia, Borneo, the Cook Islands, Queensland, the Chagos Archipelago and Samoa.
Adults are predominantly grey or pale brown in colour, with dark brown patches and a white blotch near the centre of each forewing. The hindwings are a uniform brown, fading toward the base. There are bunched hairs on the thorax.
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