Chasmina tibialis

Chasmina tibialis is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found from Africa, Asia and from Australia, New Caledonia and Fiji to central Polynesia.

Chasmina tibialis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Noctuidae
Genus:
Chasmina
Species:
C. tibialis
Binomial name
Chasmina tibialis
(Fabricius, 1775)
Synonyms
  • Bombyx tibialis Fabricius, 1775
  • Leocyma dianae GuenĂ©e, 1852
  • Chasmina cygnus Walker, 1856
  • Chasmina glabra Walker, 1865
  • Leocyma vestae var. celebensis Snellen, 1880

The wingspan is about 40 mm.

The larvae have been recorded on Malvaceae species, including Commersonia bartramia, Grewia and Hibiscus species.

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