Autoplusia egena

Autoplusia egena
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Autoplusia
Species: A. egena
Binomial name
Autoplusia egena
(Guenée, 1852)
Synonyms
  • Plusia egena
  • Syngrapha egena

The Bean Leafskeletonizer (Autoplusia egena) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in California, North Carolina to the South-eastern parts of the United States, the Antilles, Mexico, Central America and South America. The subspecies Autoplusia egena galapagensis is endemic to the Galapagos islands.

Caterpillar

The larvae feed on Amaryllidaceae, Apiaceae, Asteraceae, Boraginaceae, Brassicaceae, Fabaceae, Lamiaceae, Malvaceae, Ranunculaceae, Glycine max and Phaseolus vulgaris.

Subspecies


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