Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Noctuidae Scientific name Notioplusia illustrata | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Notioplusia Rank Species | |
Similar Argyrogramma verruca, Autoplusia egena, Ctenoplusia oxygramma, Abrostola urentis, Allagrapha aerea | ||
Notioplusia illustrata is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is native to St. Kitts, the Greater Antilles (Cuba, Jamaica, Haiti, Puerto Rico), Florida, Mexico, Panama and South America. It was introduced to Australia and South Africa.
Adults have brown forewings, each with a pale line and a red splodge. The hind wings are fawn, shading darker toward the margin.
The larvae feed on the leaves of Lantana camara.
References
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