Ctenoplusia vittata, commonly known as the streaked plusia, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in Africa (south of the Sahara), the Arabian Peninsula, Madagascar, Saint Helena, Tripolitania, the Near East and West Pakistan.
Ctenoplusia vittata | |
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Ctenoplusia vittata borbonica | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Noctuidae |
Genus: | Ctenoplusia |
Species: | C. vittata
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Binomial name | |
Ctenoplusia vittata Wallengren, 1856
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Synonyms | |
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In Réunion is found the sub-species: Ctenoplusia vittata borbonica [Guillermet, 2006)[1]
The wingspan is about 37 mm.
The larvae feed on Solanum crinitum, Erigeron albidus, Solanum mauritianum (Solanaceae) and Erigeron albidus (Asteraceae).
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