Argyrogramma signata

Argyrogramma signata
Argyrogramma signata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Argyrogramma
Species: A. signata
Binomial name
Argyrogramma signata
Fabricius, 1794
Synonyms
  • Noctua signata
  • Plusia diminuta
  • Argyrogramma hainanensis
  • Plusia signata
  • Phytometra signata

The Green Semilooper (Argyrogramma signata) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in Africa, it is found on the Canary Islands, Egypt, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Madagascar, Mauritius, São, Tomé, the Seychelles, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia. In Asia, it is found in Bangladesh, Burma, India (Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh), Indonesia, (Java, Kalimantan, Sulawesi and Sumatra), Malaysia (Malaya and Sarawak), Pakistan, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam. Furthermore, it is found in Australia (Queensland), the Cook Islands, Fiji, New Caledonia, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, Tonga and Vanuatu.

The wingspan is about 20 mm.

The larvae feed on Cruciferae species, legumes, tobacco, Eleusine coracana, eggplant, sunflower and Amaranthus species.

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