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Chasmina candida

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Chasmina candida
chasmina candida Noctuidae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Chasmina
Species:
C. candida
Binomial name
Chasmina candida
(Walker, 1865)
Synonyms
  • Arbasera candida Walker, 1865
  • Chinophlebia sericea Hampson, 1893

Chasmina candida is a moth of the family Noctuidae described by Francis Walker in 1865. It is found from Indo-Australian tropics east to Fiji, including many islands of the Indian Ocean and Pacific.

Description

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Its wingspan is about 40 mm. The forewings of the male are quadrate, where the costa somewhat excised. Costal neuration slightly distorted. Male pure white. Palpi and antennae ochreous. Fore tibia and tarsi orange spotted with black. Mid tibia orange above.[1]

Ecology

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The larvae have been recorded on Hibiscus tiliaceus and Thespecia populnea.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Hampson, G. F. (1894). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume II. Vol. Moths - Vol. II. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  2. ^ "Chasmina candida Walker". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
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