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Callyna monoleuca

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Callyna monoleuca
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Callyna
Species:
C. monoleuca
Binomial name
Callyna monoleuca
Walker, 1858

Callyna monoleuca is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Francis Walker in 1858.[1] It is found in Sri Lanka,[2] India, China, Japan, Taiwan, Myanmar, Indonesia, New Guinea and Australia.[3]

The adult is typically brown. Some adults possess a white spot near the wingtip of each forewing. Underside fawn colored. Some adults have a big yellow patch under each forewing by the base.[4] Larval host plants include Cordia macleodii, Cordia myxa.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Species Details: Callyna monoleuca Walker, 1858". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  2. ^ Koçak, Ahmet Ömer; Kemal, Muhabbet (20 February 2012). "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Cesa News (79). Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara: 1–57. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  3. ^ "アコウツマジロヨトウ Callyna monoleuca Walker, 1858". Digital Moths of Japan. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  4. ^ Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (5 August 2012). "Callyna monoleuca Walker, 1858". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
  5. ^ "HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants". The Natural History Museum. Retrieved 10 June 2018.