Rachiplusia nu

Rachiplusia nu
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Noctuidae
Genus:	Rachiplusia
Species:	R. nu
Binomial name
	Rachiplusia nu; (Guenée, 1852)
Synonyms
	List Plusia nu Guenée, 1852 ; Plusia atrata Giacomelli, 1911; Plusia depauperata Blanchard, 1852; Plusia deirusa Walker, 1858; Plusia fumifera Walker, 1858;

Rachiplusia nu is a species of moth in the family Noctuidae. It is found in South America, including Paraguay, Uruguay, southern Brazil, Argentina and Chile.

The wingspan is 28–34 mm.

Larvae have been recorded on tobacco, sunflower, soybean, alfalfa, clover, tomato, spinach and number of other plants.^{[citation needed]}

External links

Specht, Alexandre; Guedes, Jerson V.C.; Sulzbach, Felipe; Vogt, Tatiane G. (2006). "Ocorrência de Rachiplusia nu (Guenée) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) em fumo (Nicotiana tabacum L.) no Rio Grande do Sul" [Occurrence of Rachiplusia nu (Guenée) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) on tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum L.) in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil]. Neotropical Entomology (in Portuguese). 35 (5): 705–6. doi:10.1590/S1519-566X2006000500020. PMID 17144145.
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