Trichoplusia circumscripta

Trichoplusia circumscripta is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in the eastern part of the Mediterranean Basin and parts of the Near East and the Middle East. It has been recorded in all the Levant countries. The species is invasive in Egypt.[1]

Trichoplusia circumscripta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Trichoplusia
Species:
T. circumscripta
Binomial name
Trichoplusia circumscripta
(Freyer, 1831)
Synonyms
  • Thysanoplusia circumscripta (Freyer, 1831)
  • Plusia circumscripta Freyer, 1831

Adults are on wing year round. There is probably one generation per year.

References

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  1. ^ "Redescription and classification of subfamily Plusiinae in Egypt". www.cabi.org. 1980. Retrieved 2020-06-04.
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