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Thysanoplusia daubei

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Species of moth

Thysanoplusia daubei
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Thysanoplusia
Species: T. daubei
Binomial name
Thysanoplusia daubei
(Boisduval, 1840)
Synonyms
  • Plusia daubei
  • Plusia ciliaris Walker,
  • Daubeplusia daubei

Thysanoplusia daubei is a moth of the family Noctuidae. 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.

Biology

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

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Taxon identifiers
Thysanoplusia daubei


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