Targalla delatrix

Targalla delatrix
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Euteliidae
Genus: Targalla
Species:
T. delatrix
Binomial name
Targalla delatrix
(Guenée, 1852)
Synonyms
  • Penicillaria delatrix Guenée, 1852
  • Phlegetonia delatrix
  • Eutelia plusioides Walker, 1865
  • Eurhipia praetexta R. Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874

Targalla delatrix, the eugenia caterpillar, is a moth of the family Euteliidae. The species was first described by Achille Guenée in 1852. It is widespread in the Indo-Australian tropics to Fiji. It has also been recorded from Rapa Iti, the Society Islands and Hawaii.

The larvae feed on Eugenia uniflora and Syzygium cumini (Myrtaceae).[1]

References

  1. ^ chm-thai.onep.go.th: Checklist of Forest Insects of Thailand
  • Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (25 June 2011). "Targalla delatrix (Guenée, 1852) Eugenia Caterpillar". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  • Holloway, Jeremy Daniel. "Targalla delatrix Guenée comb. n." The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 2 August 2020.


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