Arsacia rectalis

Arsacia rectalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Arsacia
Species: A. rectalis
Binomial name
Arsacia rectalis
(Walker, 1863)
Synonyms
  • Midea rectalis Walker, 1863
  • Arsacia saturatalis Walker, [1866]
  • Notocyma pruinosa Snellen, 1872
  • Arsacia frontirufa Swinhoe, 1885
  • Amblyzancla declivis Turner, 1936

Arsacia rectalis is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It was described by Walker in 1863. It is found from the Indo-Australian tropics to Queensland and the Solomon Islands.

The wingspan is 14–18 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing in March.[1]

The larvae feed on the young leaves of Dalbergia species. They form a shelter from two leaves tied together with silk. The larvae are darkish grass-green with a yellowish green head. Pupation takes place in a loose silken cocoon that incorporates detritus.[2]

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