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Chalciope alcyona

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Species of moth

Chalciope alcyona
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Chalciope
Species: C. alcyona
Binomial name
Chalciope alcyona
H. Druce, 1888
Synonyms
  • Euclidisema alcyona (H. Druce, 1888)
  • Grammodes alcyona H. Druce, 1888
  • Grammodes hoplitis Meyrick, 1902
  • Trigonodes isosceles Warren, 1903
  • Chalciope hoplitis (Meyrick, 1902)
  • Chalciope isosceles (Warren, 1903)

Chalciope alcyona is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Herbert Druce in 1888. It is found in the south Pacific, including Fiji, New Guinea, New Caledonia and Australia.

The larvae can become a pest on Oryza sativa.

References

  1. Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (15 July 2012). "Chalciope alcyona (H. Druce, 1888)". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
  2. Poole, R. W. (1989). Lepidopterorum Catalogus (New Series). Vol. Fascicle 118, Noctuidae. CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-916846-45-9.
Taxon identifiers
Chalciope alcyona


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