Scientific name Plusia Higher classification Plusiini | Rank Genus | |
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Lower classifications Plusia festucae, Plusia putnami | ||
Connected looper moth noctuidae plusia contexta lateral view
Lepidoptera noctuidae thysanoplusia orichalcea
Description
Palpi upturned, where the second joint reaching vertex of head. Antennae of male ciliated. Thorax with a very large spreading tuft on the vertex. Abdomen with three large dorsal tufts on basal segments, and lateral and anal tufts more or less strongly developed in male. Fore wings hooked at outer angle. Larva with two pairs of abdominal prolegs.
Species
References
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