Stictoptera trajiciens is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Francis Walker in 1857.[1] It is found in Oriental tropics of Sri Lanka,[2] to Sundaland, the Philippines, Sulawesi and New Guinea.[3]
| Stictoptera trajiciens | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Stictoptera |
| Species: | S. trajiciens |
| Binomial name | |
| Stictoptera trajiciens Walker, 1857 | |
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The adult has greyish forewings. Its longitudinal striations are broken. There is a diagnostic white spot subtornally and row of tiny white marginal spots. The caterpillar is a dull watery green. Head light orange or greenish orange. Prothorax and anal claspers are yellow. Prolegs are green. There are lateral and subspiracular whitish lines. Before pupation, the larva turns a greenish shiny purple. Host plants include Garcinia indica and Garcinia forbesii.[4]
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