Microplexia costimaculalis
| Microplexia costimaculalis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Microplexia |
| Species: | M costimaculalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Microplexia costimaculalis Guillermet, 1992 | |
Asystasia gangetica, one of its host plants
Microplexia costimaculalis is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is endemic on the island of Réunion in the Indian Ocean. It has a wingspan of 22–24 mm.
The larvae feed on Clerodendrum speciosissimum and Asystasia gangetica.[1]
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