Thysanoplusia exquisita

Thysanoplusia exquisita
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Subfamily: Plusiinae
Genus: Thysanoplusia
Species: T. exquisita
Binomial name
Thysanoplusia exquisita
(Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874)
Synonyms
  • Plusia exquisita Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874

Thysanoplusia exquisita is a moth of the Noctuidae family. it is found in southern Africa, from Angola to Madagascar and South Africa, as well as in Oman, Afghanistan, Iran and Pakistan.[1]

Biology

Known hostplants of the larvae of this species are Asteraceae (Senecio bupleuroides and Euryops spathaceus)

References


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