Lepidoptera > Noctuoidea > Noctuidae > Noctuinae > Leucaniini > Tiracola
Tiracola plagiata (Walker 1857)
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Tiracola plagiata
Early Stages:
Indian and global distribution:
records (based on images):
Larval Host Plants:
Tiracola plagiata (Walker 1857): Acacia mangium, Erythrina subumbrans, Leucaena leucocephala, Crotalaria spp., Phaseolus lunatus, Phaseolus vulgaris, Vigna unguiculata (Fabaceae), Agave sisalana (Asparagaceae), Ageratum houstonianum, Chromolaena, Emilia sonchifolia, Chromolaena odorata, Tithonia diversifolia (Asteraceae), Aleurites spp., Hevea brasiliensis, Manihot esculenta, Ricinus communis (Euphorbiaceae), Brassica juncea, Brassica oleracea (Brassicaceae), Camellia sinensis (Theaceae), Capsicum annuum, Datura metel (Solanaceae), Citrus medica (Rutaceae), Citrullus spp., Cucurbita, Diplocyclos spp. (Cucurbitaceae), Coffea arabica (Rubiaceae), Elettaria spp. (Zingiberaceae), Eucalyptus spp. (Myrtaceae), Fagraea spp. (Gentianaceae), Ficus spp. (Moraceae), Ipomoea alba (Convolvulaceae),Tectona grandis, Lantana spp. (Lamiaceae), Musa acuminata, Malus domestica (Rosaceae), Melastoma malabathricum (Melastomataceae), Musa paradisiaca (Musaceae), Nicotiana tabacum (Solanaceae), Piper spp. (Piperaceae), Theobroma cacao (Sterculaceae), Polygonum spp. (Polygonaceae), Trema orientale (Cannabaceae) (Robinson et al. 2010)
Identification:
Sexual, seasonal & individual variation:
Status, Habitat and Habits:
Adult moth observations that have been databased:
| State | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karnataka | ||||||||||||
| Kerala | ||||||||||||
| Tamil Nadu | ||||||||||||
| Uttarakhand | ||||||||||||
| All states |
Similiar species:
Tiracola aureata Holloway, 1989. Best separated from Tiracola aureata by genitalia.
References:
- Agrotis plagiata Walker, 1857. List Specimens lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus., 11: 740. Text at https://archive.org/stream/listofspecimenso1012brit#page/740/mode/1up
- Sondhi, Y., S. Sondhi, S. R. Pathour, & K. Kunte. 2018. Moth diversity (Lepidoptera: Heterocera) of Shendurney and Ponmudi in Agastyamalai Biosphere Reserve, Kerala, India, with notes on new records. Tropical Lepidoptera Research, 28(2). Image 217.
- http://www.mothsofborneo.com/part-12/hadeninae/hadeninae_5_1.php [accessed 24 May 2020]
- http://www.lepiforum.de/lepiwiki.pl?Tiracola_Plagiata_En [accessed 24 May 2020]
- http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/hade/plagiata.html [accessed 24 May 2020]
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Cite this page along with its URL as:
Anonymous. 2022. Tiracola plagiata (Walker 1857). In Sondhi, S., Y. Sondhi, P. Roy and K. Kunte (Chief Editors). Moths of India, v. 3.30. Indian Foundation for Butterflies. http://www.mothsofindia.org/sp/357176/Tiracola-plagiata
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