Trichoplusia lectula
| Trichoplusia lectula | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Trichoplusia |
| Species: | T. lectula |
| Binomial name | |
| Trichoplusia lectula (Walker, 1858) | |
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Trichoplusia lectula is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found throughout Asia, including the Indian subregion, Thailand, Borneo, Java, Japan, as well as Western Australia and Queensland.
Adults have dark reddish brown forewings, each with a pattern including a prominent cream line extending from near the base to near the tornus. The hind wings are pale brown fading to cream at the base.
The larvae feed on Mentha species.
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