- Notioplusia illustrata
-
Notioplusia illustrata Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Noctuidae Genus: Notioplusia Species: N. illustrata Binomial name Notioplusia illustrata
(Guenée, 1852)Synonyms - Autoplusia illustrata (Guenée, 1852)
- Plusia egenella Herrich-Schäffer, 1868
- Plusia abeona Druce, 1889
- Plusia roxana Druce, 1894
- Plusia illustrata Guenée, 1852
Notioplusia illustrata is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is native to St. Kitts, the Greater Antilles (Cuba, Jamaica, Haiti, Puerto Rico), Florida, Mexico, Panama and South America. It was introduced to Australia and South Africa.
Adults have brown forewings, each with a pale line and a red splodge. The hind wings are fawn, shading darker toward the margin.
The larvae feed on the leaves of Lantana camara.
External links
- Australian Faunal Directory
- Australian Insects
- mothphotographersgroup
- Bug Guide
- Lepidoptera of the French Antilles
This Plusiinae-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
