Thysanoplusia daubei

Thysanoplusia daubei
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Noctuidae
Genus:	Thysanoplusia
Species:	T. daubei
Binomial name
	Thysanoplusia daubei; (Boisduval, 1840)
Synonyms
	Plusia daubei; Plusia ciliaris Walker, [1858]; Daubeplusia daubei;

Thysanoplusia daubei is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in North and East Africa, Southern Europe, Arabia, Turkey, Southern Iran to the Himalayas, India, Indochina, China, Japan and Taiwan.

Description

The wingspan of the moths is 27 to 31 millimeters. The forewings are dark grey-brown to reddish-brown colouring. The lower midfield is darkened. In it, a characteristic silver-white sign, for example in the form of the letter Gamma from the Greek alphabet, stands out. This gamma sign is stretched and often filled with pink. The outer transverse line is lightly bordered on both sides, the wavy line is strongly jagged. The hind wings are pale brownish, slightly darkened at the edge. The thorax is furry hairy and has a few tufts of hair, the proboscis is well developed.^[1]

Similar species

Trichoplusia ni is distinguished by longer wings and a much smaller and often interrupted gamma sign.

Taxonomy

The closest relatives of T.daubei are the Afrotropical Thysanoplusia indicator (Walker, 1858) and the South-East Asiatic Thysanoplusia lectula that is larger in size.^[2]

Biology

The larvae feed on Sonchus, Chondrilla, Cichorium and Mentha species.

References

^ Barry Goater, László Ronkay und Michael Fibiger: Catocalinae & Plusiinae Noctuidae Europaeae, Volume 10. Sorø 2003 ISBN 87-89430-08-5
^ [Behounek, G., Ronkay, L. & Ronkay, G. (2010). A Taxonomic Atlas of the Eurasian and North African Noctuioidea. Plusiinae II. - The Witt Catalogue (Vol.4). (Plate 9, figs 5-6; Plate 33, figs 11-15; gen. fig. 33.)]

External links

Media related to Thysanoplusia daubei at Wikimedia Commons
Fauna Europaea
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[1] Barry Goater, László Ronkay und Michael Fibiger: Catocalinae & Plusiinae Noctuidae Europaeae, Volume 10. Sorø 2003 ISBN 87-89430-08-5

[2] [Behounek, G., Ronkay, L. & Ronkay, G. (2010). A Taxonomic Atlas of the Eurasian and North African Noctuioidea. Plusiinae II. - The Witt Catalogue (Vol.4). (Plate 9, figs 5-6; Plate 33, figs 11-15; gen. fig. 33.)]

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