Plecoptera violacea

Plecoptera violacea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Anobinae
Genus: Plecoptera
Species: P. violacea
Binomial name
Plecoptera violacea
Pagenstecher, 1884
Synonyms
  • Heliothis violacea Pagenstecher, 1884
  • Remigia crinigera Swinhoe, 1897
  • Plecoptera antigona Holland, 1900
  • Carteia grisea Warren, 1912
  • Carteia roeniata Warren, 1912

Plecoptera violacea is a species of moth of the Erebidae family. It is found from Sundaland east to New Guinea, New Caledonia and Fiji.

Larvae have been recorded on Erythrina, Pterocarpus, Senna, Pterocarpus, Randia, Psychotria, Tarenna and Phyllanthus.

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