Thyas honesta
| Thyas honesta | |
|---|---|
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| Thyas honesta (Borneo) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Hexapoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Thyas |
| Species: | T. honesta |
| Binomial name | |
| Thyas honesta Hübner, 1824 | |
Thyas honesta is a species of moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in the Indian subregion, Burma, Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Sri Lanka, Borneo and on the Philippines. Some sources also list the species for Java. Holloway (in his work The Moths of Borneo) lists this species as ranging down to Sumatra, while the sister species Thyas miniacea is listed from the Lesser Sunda Islands east, leaving Java unassigned.
Thyas cf honesta - Surabaya20100904 collage
The larvae feed on Careya, Barringtonia and Planchonia species.
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