Kingdom Animalia Subphylum Hexapoda Family Noctuidae Scientific name Autoplusia egena Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Autoplusia Higher classification Autoplusia | |
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Similar Noctuidae, Butterflies and moths, Plusiinae, Insect, Ctenoplusia oxygramma | ||
The Bean Leafskeletonizer (Autoplusia egena) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in California, North Carolina to the South-eastern parts of the United States, the Antilles, Mexico, Central America and South America. The subspecies Autoplusia egena galapagensis is endemic to the Galapagos islands.
The larvae feed on Amaryllidaceae, Apiaceae, Asteraceae, Boraginaceae, Brassicaceae, Fabaceae, Lamiaceae, Malvaceae, Ranunculaceae, Glycine max and Phaseolus vulgaris.
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