Chalciope alcyona

Chalciope alcyona
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Chalciope
Species:
C. alcyona
Binomial name
Chalciope alcyona
H. Druce, 1888
Synonyms
  • Euclidisema alcyona (H. Druce, 1888)
  • Grammodes alcyona H. Druce, 1888
  • Grammodes hoplitis Meyrick, 1902
  • Trigonodes isosceles Warren, 1903
  • Chalciope hoplitis (Meyrick, 1902)
  • Chalciope isosceles (Warren, 1903)

Chalciope alcyona is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Herbert Druce in 1888.[1][2] It is found in the south Pacific, including Fiji, New Guinea, New Caledonia and Australia.

The larvae can become a pest on Oryza sativa.

References

  1. ^ Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (15 July 2012). "Chalciope alcyona (H. Druce, 1888)". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
  2. ^ Poole, R. W. (1989). Lepidopterorum Catalogus (New Series). Vol. Fascicle 118, Noctuidae. CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-916846-45-9.


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