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Anticarsia irrorata Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Noctuidae Genus: Anticarsia Species: A. irrorata Binomial name Anticarsia irrorata
(Fabricius, 1781)Synonyms - Noctua irrorata Fabricius, 1781
- Noctua sordida Fabricius, 1794
- Apistis jocosa Hübner, [1823] 1816
- Ophiusa rubricans Boisduval, 1833
- Thermesia transducta Walker, 1865
- Thermesia consueta Walker, 1869
The Irrorated Tabby (Anticarsia irrorata) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from the Old World tropics east to Queensland, the Marquesas and Easter Island.
Adults are pale brown with a number of darker dots and curving lines on the wings.
The larvae mainly feed on Leguminosae species, including Canavalia, Cajanus, Cicer, Cyamopsis, Glycine, Lablab, Mucuna, Phaseolus and Vigna species. Other recorded foodplants include Cucumis, Andropogon, Oryza, Paspalum and Saccharum.
External links
- The moths of the Chagos Archipelago with notes on their biogeography
- Australian Insects
- The Moths of Borneo
- Images at African Moths
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