Callyna monoleuca is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Francis Walker in 1858.[1] It is found in Sri Lanka,[2] India, China, Japan, Taiwan, Myanmar, Indonesia, New Guinea and Australia.[3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Callyna |
| Species: | C. monoleuca
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| Callyna monoleuca Walker, 1858
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The adult is typically brown. Some adults possess a white spot near the wingtip of each forewing. Underside fawn colored. Some adults have a big yellow patch under each forewing by the base.[4] Larval host plants include Cordia macleodii, Cordia myxa.[5]
References
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- ^ "Species Details: Callyna monoleuca Walker, 1858". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
- ^ Koçak, Ahmet Ömer; Kemal, Muhabbet (20 February 2012). "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Cesa News (79). Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara: 1–57. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
- ^ "アコウツマジロヨトウ Callyna monoleuca Walker, 1858". Digital Moths of Japan. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
- ^ Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (5 August 2012). "Callyna monoleuca Walker, 1858". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
- ^ "HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants". The Natural History Museum. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
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