Chasmina tibialis Fabricius, 1775 is a animal in the Noctuidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Chasmina tibialis Fabricius, 1775

Chasmina tibialis Fabricius, 1775

Chasmina tibialis is a 40 mm wingspan Noctuidae moth found across Africa, Asia, Oceania, with larvae feeding on Malvaceae plants.

Family
Genus
Chasmina
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Chasmina tibialis Fabricius, 1775

Chasmina tibialis (Fabricius, 1775) is a moth species belonging to the family Noctuidae. This species has a recorded distribution across Africa, Asia, Australia, New Caledonia, Fiji, and extending into central Polynesia. The wingspan of adult Chasmina tibialis measures approximately 40 mm. The larvae of this moth have been documented feeding on plant species from the Malvaceae family, which includes Commersonia bartramia, as well as species from the Grewia and Hibiscus genera.

Photo: (c) Henry de Lange, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Henry de Lange · cc-by

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Noctuidae Chasmina

More from Noctuidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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