Trichoplusia lectula
Trichoplusia lectula is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Francis Walker in 1858. It is found throughout Asia, including the Indian subregion, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Borneo, Java, Japan, as well as Western Australia and Queensland.[1]
| Trichoplusia lectula | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Trichoplusia |
| Species: | T. lectula |
| Binomial name | |
| Trichoplusia lectula (Walker, 1858) | |
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Description
Its wingspan is about 28 mm. Palpi with short third joint. Hind femur of male not tufted with long hair. Head and thorax dark reddish brown and greyish. Abdomen pale. Forewings dark red brown and purplish grey. An antemedial rufous line and a broad white streak found along median nervure and vein 2 as far as the postmedial line, which is bent outwards at vein 5, where a large red-brown patch can be seen above the streak. Reniform greyish with white lines on its inner and outer angle. Some reddish brown sub-marginal dentate marks found with a white streak below those near apex. A rufous submarginal line along with two fine marginal lines and a white line through the cilia can be seen. Hindwings pale fuscous.[2]
References
- Holloway, Jeremy Daniel. "'Plusia'lectula Walker". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
- Hampson, G. F. (1894). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume II. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
- Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (17 September 2012). "Trichoplusia lectula (Walker, 1858)". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
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