Autoplusia egena
| Autoplusia egena | |
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| 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) | |
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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
- Autoplusia egena egena
- Autoplusia egena galapagensis
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