Argyrogramma signata Fabricius
Noctua signata Fabricius, 1794, Entomologica Syst. 3(2): 81.
Plusia diminuta Walker, 1865, List Specimens lepid. Insects Colln Br.Mus. 33: 837.
Plusia signata Fabricius; Holloway, 1976: 32.
Diagnosis
The species has dark purplish brown forewings like nigriluna but they are more uniform with the dot of the bright maculation smaller than the ‘U’ rather than larger.
Geographical range
Widespread in the Old World tropics to as far east as Tonga and the Cook Is.
Habitat preference
This is probably a species of secondary and disturbed vegetation but Bornean material is sparse.
Biology
The species has been reared from Eucalyptus in New Guinea (CIE records).
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