Ctenoplusia vittata, commonly known as the streaked plusia, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in Africa (south of the Sahara), the Arabian Peninsula, Madagascar, Saint Helena, Tripolitania, the Near East and West Pakistan.
| Ctenoplusia vittata | |
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| Ctenoplusia vittata borbonica | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Ctenoplusia |
| Species: | C. vittata
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| Binomial name | |
| Ctenoplusia vittata Wallengren, 1856
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In Réunion is found the sub-species: Ctenoplusia vittata borbonica [Guillermet, 2006)[1]
The wingspan is about 37 mm.
The larvae feed on Solanum crinitum, Erigeron albidus, Solanum mauritianum (Solanaceae) and Erigeron albidus (Asteraceae).
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