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Plecoptera violacea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
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 family Erebidae first described by Pagenstecher in 1884. 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.

References

External links

• Holloway, Jeremy Daniel. "Plecoptera violacea Pagenstecher". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved August 6, 2019.

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