Thysanoplusia 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.
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The wingspan is about 30 mm.
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.[1]
Biology
The larvae feed on Sonchus, Chondrilla, Cichorium and Mentha species.
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References
- [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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