Scriptoplusia nigriluna

Scriptoplusia nigriluna is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Francis Walker in 1858.[1] It is found throughout the Oriental tropics of India, Sri Lanka,[2] Bangladesh, Japan[3] and the South East Asian region.

Scriptoplusia nigriluna
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S. nigriluna
Binomial name
Scriptoplusia nigriluna
(Walker, [1858])
Synonyms
  • Plusia nigriluna Walker, [1858]
  • Argyrogramma hokowensis I. Chou & T. Lu, 1979
  • Scriptoplusia kuznetzovi Klyuchko & L. Ronkay, 1990
  • Plusia didymospila Turner, 1933

Two subspecies are known - Scriptoplusia nigriluna nigriluna and Scriptoplusia nigriluna noona. Larval host plants include Acalypha species.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Species Details: Scriptoplusia nigriluna Walker, 1857". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  2. ^ 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 – via Academia.
  3. ^ "クロガネキンウワバ Scriptoplusia nigriluna (Walker, [1858])". Digital Moths of Japan. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  4. ^ Savela, Markku. "Scriptoplusia nigriluna (Walker, [1858])". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
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