Chalciope alcyona

Chalciope alcyona
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Hexapoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Noctuidae
Genus:	Chalciope
Species:	C. alcyona
Binomial name
	Chalciope alcyona; Druce, 1888
Synonyms
	Euclidisema alcyona (Druce, 1888); Grammodes alcyona Druce, 1888; Grammodes hoplitis Meyrick, 1902; Trigonodes isosceles Warren, 1903; Chalciope hoplitis (Meyrick, 1902); Chalciope isosceles (Warren, 1903);

Chalciope alcyona ^[1] is a moth of the Noctuidae family. 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

^ Poole, R. W. (1989). Lepidopterorum Catalogus (New Series) Fascicle 118, Noctuidae Archived 2009-09-23 at the Wayback Machine. CRC Press. ISBN 0-916846-45-8, ISBN 978-0-916846-45-9.

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