Thysanoplusia exquisita is a moth of the family Noctuidae. it is found in southern Africa, from Angola to Madagascar and South Africa, as well as in Oman, Afghanistan, Iran and Pakistan.[1]

Thysanoplusia exquisita
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Noctuidae
Subfamily:	Plusiinae
Genus:	Thysanoplusia
Species:	T. exquisita
Binomial name
Thysanoplusia exquisita (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874)
Synonyms
Plusia exquisita Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874

Biology

Known hostplants of the larvae of this species are Asteraceae (Senecio bupleuroides and Euryops spathaceus)

References

External links

• Africanmoths: images & distribution map

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