Autoplusia egena
Autoplusia egena, the bean leafskeletonizer, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in California, North Carolina to the South-eastern parts of the United States, the Antilles, Mexico, Central America and South America. The subspecies Autoplusia egena galapagensis is endemic to the Galapagos islands.
| Bean leafskeletonizer | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Autoplusia |
| Species: | A. egena |
| Binomial name | |
| Autoplusia egena (Guenée, 1852) | |
| Synonyms | |
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The larvae feed on Amaryllidaceae, Apiaceae, Asteraceae, Boraginaceae, Brassicaceae, Fabaceae, Lamiaceae, Malvaceae, Ranunculaceae, Glycine max and Phaseolus vulgaris.
Subspecies
- Autoplusia egena egena
- Autoplusia egena galapagensis
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