Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Noctuidae Scientific name Trichoplusia lectula | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Trichoplusia Rank Species | |
Similar Ctenoplusia albostriata, Anadevidia peponis, Ctenoplusia, Thysanoplusia orichalcea, Chrysodeixis eriosoma | ||
Trichoplusia lectula is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found throughout Asia, including the Indian subregion, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Borneo, Java, Japan, as well as Western Australia and Queensland.
Description
Wingspan about 28mm. Palpi with short third joint. Hind femur of male not tufted with long hair. Head and thorax dark reddish brown and greyish. Abdomen pale. Fore wings 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. Hind wings pale fuscous.
The larvae feed on Mentha species.