Chasmina candida
| Chasmina candida | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Chasmina |
| Species: | C. candida |
| Binomial name | |
| Chasmina candida (Walker, 1865) | |
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Chasmina candida is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from Indo-Australian tropics east to Fiji, including many islands of the Indian Ocean and Pacific.
Adults are white and have an unusual concavity along the forewing costa.
The larvae have been recorded on Hibiscus tiliaceus and Thespecia populnea.
External links
- The moths of the Chagos Archipelago with notes on their biogeography
- Australian Insects
- The Moths of Borneo
- Occurrence of the viable population of Chasmina candida on Praslin Island, Seychelles
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