Scriptoplusia nigriluna
Species of moth
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Scriptoplusia nigriluna is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Francis Walker in 1858.[1] It is found throughout the Oriental tropics of India, Sri Lanka,[2] Bangladesh, Japan[3] and the South East Asian region.
| Scriptoplusia nigriluna | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Scriptoplusia |
| Species: | S. nigriluna |
| Binomial name | |
| Scriptoplusia nigriluna (Walker, [1858]) | |
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Two subspecies are known - Scriptoplusia nigriluna nigriluna and Scriptoplusia nigriluna noona. Larval host plants include Acalypha species.[4]
