Psimada quadripennis

Psimada quadripennis
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukarya
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Psimada
Species: P. quadripennis
Binomial name
Psimada quadripennis
Walker, 1858
Synonyms
  • Sanys javana Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874

Psimada quadripennis is a species of moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in the Indian Subregion, southern China, Taiwan, Burma, Thailand, Sundaland, Sulawesi and Seram.

The larvae feed on Ficus species. They live beneath young leaves. Pupation is on the ground in a flimsy cell of silk and detritus. The pupa lacks a bloom.

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