Rachiplusia nu
| Rachiplusia nu | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Rachiplusia |
| Species: | R. nu |
| Binomial name | |
| Rachiplusia nu (Guenée, 1852) | |
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Rachiplusia nu is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in South America, including Paraguay, Uruguay, southern Brazil, Argentina and Chile.
The wingspan is 28–34 mm.
Larvae have been recorded on tobacco, sunflower, soybean, alfalfa, clover, tomato, spinach and number of other plants.
External links
- Specht, Alexandre; Guedes, Jerson V.C.; Sulzbach, Felipe; Vogt, Tatiane G. (2006). "Ocorrência de Rachiplusia nu (Guenée) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) em fumo (Nicotiana tabacum L.) no Rio Grande do Sul" [Occurrence of Rachiplusia nu (Guenée) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) on tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum L.) in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil]. Neotropical Entomology (in Portuguese) 35 (5): 705–6. doi:10.1590/S1519-566X2006000500020. PMID 17144145.
- Species info
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