Afromoths.net

Thysanoplusia orichalcea (Fabricius, 1775)

Permalink:TRICORIC
Higher taxa: Noctuidae (family)/  Plusiinae (subfamily)/  Argyrogrammatini (tribe)/  Thysanoplusia (genus)/  Thysanoplusia (subgenus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:(Fabricius, 1775)
Citation:N.[octua] orichalcea
Original genus:Noctua
Publication:Fabricius J. C. 1775. Systema Entomologiae sistens insectorum classes, ordines, genera, species, adiectis synonymis, locis, descriptionibus, observationibus.
Journal:—
Volume:
Issue:
Pagination:607
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25551994
Name(English):Plusia semi-looper
/filer/webapps/moths/media/images/O/orichalcea_Thysanoplusia_AM_Basquin.jpg
Thysanoplusia orichalcea (1)
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Thysanoplusia orichalcea (Fabricius, 1775) unknown Not stated, not found (see C. Dufay 1970a: 42, 1977: 43, C. Guillermet 2005d: 197). India India orientali, leg. A. Koenig. Dufay C. 1970a. Insectes Lépidoptères Noctuidae Plusiinae. page 607
Distribution note:

Australasian: Australia, New Caledonia, New Zealand; Oriental: India, New Guinea, Sikhim, Sri Lanka; Palaearctic: Algeria, China, Egypt, Europe, Iran, Israel, Libya, Morocco, Palestine, Portugal (Azores, Madeira), Spain (Canary Islands).

Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Thysanoplusia orichalcea (Fabricius, 1775) Burundi page RMCA
Thysanoplusia orichalcea (Fabricius, 1775) Cabo Verde São Vicente Nyström V. 1958. Macrolepidoptera from the Cape Verde Islands. page 27
Thysanoplusia orichalcea (Fabricius, 1775) Cabo Verde São Nicolao Nyström V. 1958. Macrolepidoptera from the Cape Verde Islands. page 27
Thysanoplusia orichalcea (Fabricius, 1775) Cabo Verde Santiago Mück O., Passos de Carvalho J., van Harten A. & Traub B. 1990. Los [sic] lepidópteros nocivos em Cabo Verde. page 26
Thysanoplusia orichalcea (Fabricius, 1775) Cabo Verde Santo Antão Nyström V. 1958. Macrolepidoptera from the Cape Verde Islands. page 27
Thysanoplusia orichalcea (Fabricius, 1775) Cameroon Strand E. 1915a. Lepidoptera aus Bonaberi in Kamerun, gesammelt von Herrn E. Hintz. page 154
Thysanoplusia orichalcea (Fabricius, 1775) Comoros Mayotte (Maore) Dufay C. 1970a. Insectes Lépidoptères Noctuidae Plusiinae. page 45
Thysanoplusia orichalcea (Fabricius, 1775) Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Katanga page N. Voaden
Thysanoplusia orichalcea (Fabricius, 1775) Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Orientale Holland W. J. 1920. Lepidoptera of the Congo, being a systematic list of the butterflies and moths collected by the American Museum of Natural History Congo Expedition, together with descriptions of some hitherto undescribed species. page 284
Thysanoplusia orichalcea (Fabricius, 1775) Côte d'Ivoire Hampson G. F. 1913d. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the collection of the British Museum (Nat. Hist.). XIII. Noctuidae. page 581
Thysanoplusia orichalcea (Fabricius, 1775) Djibouti Dufay C. 1977a. Noctuidae (Plusiinae). – In: Rougeot P. C., Missions entomologiques en Ethiopie 1973–1975. Fascicule 1. page 43
Thysanoplusia orichalcea (Fabricius, 1775) Eritrea Joannis J. de 1913. Materiali per lo studio della fauna Eritrea raccolti nel 1902–03 dal Dott. A. Andreini. Lépidoptères. Heterocera. page 131
Thysanoplusia orichalcea (Fabricius, 1775) Ethiopia Hampson G. F. 1913d. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the collection of the British Museum (Nat. Hist.). XIII. Noctuidae. page 581
Thysanoplusia orichalcea (Fabricius, 1775) Kenya Hampson G. F. 1902a. The moths of South Africa (Part II). page 348
Thysanoplusia orichalcea (Fabricius, 1775) Lesotho Hampson G. F. 1913d. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the collection of the British Museum (Nat. Hist.). XIII. Noctuidae. page 581
Thysanoplusia orichalcea (Fabricius, 1775) Madagascar Boisduval J. B. A. 1833b. Faune entomologique de Madagascar, Bourbon et Maurice. Lépidoptères. Avec des notes sur les moeurs, par M. Sganzin. page 95 (as aurifera)
Thysanoplusia orichalcea (Fabricius, 1775) Mauritania Hacker H. H. & Hausmann A. 2010. Noctuidae collected by Karlheinz Politzar in Bogué, Mauritania (Lepidoptera, Noctuoidea). page 123
Thysanoplusia orichalcea (Fabricius, 1775) Mauritius Boisduval J. B. A. 1833b. Faune entomologique de Madagascar, Bourbon et Maurice. Lépidoptères. Avec des notes sur les moeurs, par M. Sganzin. page 95 (as aurifera)
Thysanoplusia orichalcea (Fabricius, 1775) Namibia Grünberg K. 1910c. Lepidoptera. – In: Schultze L.: Zoologische und anthropologische Ergebnisse einer Forschungsreise in westlichen und zentralen Südafrika. Vierter Band. Systematik und Tiergeographie. page 99
Thysanoplusia orichalcea (Fabricius, 1775) Nigeria Behounek G. & Ronkay L. 1989. Beitrag zur Verbreitung der Plusiinae Afrikas (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae). page 22
Thysanoplusia orichalcea (Fabricius, 1775) Oman Wiltshire E. P. 1985b. New Heterocera from Oman (with a revised list of the moths known from the Musandam Peninsula). page 45
Thysanoplusia orichalcea (Fabricius, 1775) Réunion Boisduval J. B. A. 1833b. Faune entomologique de Madagascar, Bourbon et Maurice. Lépidoptères. Avec des notes sur les moeurs, par M. Sganzin. page 95 (as aurifera)
Thysanoplusia orichalcea (Fabricius, 1775) Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha Saint Helena Boisduval J. B. A. 1833b. Faune entomologique de Madagascar, Bourbon et Maurice. Lépidoptères. Avec des notes sur les moeurs, par M. Sganzin. page 95 (as aurifera)
Thysanoplusia orichalcea (Fabricius, 1775) Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha Ascension McLachlan R. 1878. Destructive insects in the island of Ascension. page 80 (as aurifera)
Thysanoplusia orichalcea (Fabricius, 1775) Saudi Arabia Hampson G. F. 1902a. The moths of South Africa (Part II). page 348
Thysanoplusia orichalcea (Fabricius, 1775) Senegal Boisduval J. B. A. 1833b. Faune entomologique de Madagascar, Bourbon et Maurice. Lépidoptères. Avec des notes sur les moeurs, par M. Sganzin. page 95 (as aurifera)
Thysanoplusia orichalcea (Fabricius, 1775) Seychelles Viette P. 1957d. Lépidoptères (excepté les Tordeuses et les Géométrides). – In: La Faune entomologique de l'Ile de la Réunion. I. page 196
Thysanoplusia orichalcea (Fabricius, 1775) Somalia Hampson G. F. 1913d. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the collection of the British Museum (Nat. Hist.). XIII. Noctuidae. page 581
Thysanoplusia orichalcea (Fabricius, 1775) South Africa KwaZulu-Natal Butler A. G. 1875b. On a collection of Lepidoptera from southern Africa, with descriptions of new genera and species. page 404 (as aurifera)
Thysanoplusia orichalcea (Fabricius, 1775) South Africa Eastern Cape Möschler H. B. 1884. Beiträge zur Schmetterlings-fauna des Kaffernlandes. page 296 (as aurifera)
Thysanoplusia orichalcea (Fabricius, 1775) Tanzania Strand E. 1912i. Über Lepidoptera aus Mkatta und Morogoro in Deutsch Ost-Afrika, nebst Beiträgen zur Kenntnis afrikanischer Taragama-Arten. page 77
Thysanoplusia orichalcea (Fabricius, 1775) Uganda Hampson G. F. 1913d. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the collection of the British Museum (Nat. Hist.). XIII. Noctuidae. page 581
Thysanoplusia orichalcea (Fabricius, 1775) Yemen Hacker H. H., Aulombard F., Bischof A., Bittermann J., Fibiger M. & Schreier H.-P. 2001. Lepidoptera of Yemen Arab Republic, collected during three expeditions in 1996, 1998 and 2000. page 619
Thysanoplusia orichalcea (Fabricius, 1775) Zambia Hampson G. F. 1910c. Zoological collections from Northern Rhodesia and adjacent territories: Lepidoptera Phalaenae. page 428
Thysanoplusia orichalcea (Fabricius, 1775) Zimbabwe Hampson G. F. 1902a. The moths of South Africa (Part II). page 348
Plant note:

Description of the larva in A. H. L. Townsend (1938: 174).

Townsend A. L. H. 1938. Further notes on the early stages of Heterocera bred in the Nakuru District.
Scientific name Plant Plant Family Country Publication URL
Thysanoplusia orichalcea (Fabricius, 1775) Allium cepa Amaryllidaceae Austara O. & Jones T. 1971. Host list and distribution of lepidopterous defoliators of exotic softwoods in East Africa. page 404
Thysanoplusia orichalcea (Fabricius, 1775) Brassica sp. Brassicaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 191
Thysanoplusia orichalcea (Fabricius, 1775) Brassica sp. Brassicaceae Mück O. & Traub B. 1987. Ergänzungen zur Macrolepidopteren-Fauna. page 96
Thysanoplusia orichalcea (Fabricius, 1775) Calendula sp. Asteraceae Madagascar Paulian R. & Viette P. 1956. Essai d'un catalogue biologique des Lépidoptères Hétérocères de Tananarive. page 231
Thysanoplusia orichalcea (Fabricius, 1775) Chrysanthemum sp. Asteraceae South Africa Prinsloo G. L. & Uys V. M. (Eds.) 2015. Insects of cultivated plants and natural pastures in Southern Africa. page 696
Thysanoplusia orichalcea (Fabricius, 1775) Coreopsis sp. Asteraceae Hampson G. F. 1913d. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the collection of the British Museum (Nat. Hist.). XIII. Noctuidae. page 591
Thysanoplusia orichalcea (Fabricius, 1775) Cosmos sp. Asteraceae Madagascar Paulian R. & Viette P. 1956. Essai d'un catalogue biologique des Lépidoptères Hétérocères de Tananarive. page 231
Thysanoplusia orichalcea (Fabricius, 1775) Crotalaria sp. Fabaceae Madagascar Brénière J. 1965. Liste des paraites et prédateurs des principaux insectes nuisibles aux cultures à Madagascar. page 347
Thysanoplusia orichalcea (Fabricius, 1775) Cupressus lusitanica Cupressaceae Austara O. & Jones T. 1971. Host list and distribution of lepidopterous defoliators of exotic softwoods in East Africa. page 404
Thysanoplusia orichalcea (Fabricius, 1775) Dalbergia sp. Fabaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 191
Thysanoplusia orichalcea (Fabricius, 1775) Entandrophragma angolense Meliaceae Austara O. & Jones T. 1971. Host list and distribution of lepidopterous defoliators of exotic softwoods in East Africa. page 404
Thysanoplusia orichalcea (Fabricius, 1775) Geranium sp. Geraniaceae Wollaston T. V. 1879. Notes on the Lepidoptera of St. Helena, with descriptions of new species. page 231
Thysanoplusia orichalcea (Fabricius, 1775) Glycine max Fabaceae Madagascar Brénière J. 1965. Liste des paraites et prédateurs des principaux insectes nuisibles aux cultures à Madagascar. page 347
Thysanoplusia orichalcea (Fabricius, 1775) Gossypium sp. Malvaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 191
Thysanoplusia orichalcea (Fabricius, 1775) Gossypium sp. Malvaceae South Africa Prinsloo G. L. & Uys V. M. (Eds.) 2015. Insects of cultivated plants and natural pastures in Southern Africa. page 276
Thysanoplusia orichalcea (Fabricius, 1775) Helianthus annuus Asteraceae South Africa Prinsloo G. L. & Uys V. M. (Eds.) 2015. Insects of cultivated plants and natural pastures in Southern Africa. page 199
Thysanoplusia orichalcea (Fabricius, 1775) Heliotropium arborescens Boraginaceae South Africa Platt E. E. 1921. List of foodplants of some South African lepidopterous larvae. page 82 (as H. peruvianum)
Thysanoplusia orichalcea (Fabricius, 1775) Ipomoea batatas Convolvulaceae Austara O. & Jones T. 1971. Host list and distribution of lepidopterous defoliators of exotic softwoods in East Africa. page 404
Thysanoplusia orichalcea (Fabricius, 1775) Lactuca sativa Asteraceae Mück O. & Traub B. 1987. Ergänzungen zur Macrolepidopteren-Fauna. page 96
Thysanoplusia orichalcea (Fabricius, 1775) Linum usitatissimum Linaceae Austara O. & Jones T. 1971. Host list and distribution of lepidopterous defoliators of exotic softwoods in East Africa. page 404
Thysanoplusia orichalcea (Fabricius, 1775) Medicago sativa Fabaceae Mück O. & Traub B. 1987. Ergänzungen zur Macrolepidopteren-Fauna. page 96
Thysanoplusia orichalcea (Fabricius, 1775) Nicotiana tabacum Solanaceae Madagascar Paulian R. & Viette P. 1956. Essai d'un catalogue biologique des Lépidoptères Hétérocères de Tananarive. page 231
Thysanoplusia orichalcea (Fabricius, 1775) Nicotiana tabacum Solanaceae Austara O. & Jones T. 1971. Host list and distribution of lepidopterous defoliators of exotic softwoods in East Africa. page 147
Thysanoplusia orichalcea (Fabricius, 1775) Pelargonium sp. Geraniaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 191
Thysanoplusia orichalcea (Fabricius, 1775) Phaseolus vulgaris Fabaceae Austara O. & Jones T. 1971. Host list and distribution of lepidopterous defoliators of exotic softwoods in East Africa. page 147
Thysanoplusia orichalcea (Fabricius, 1775) Phyllopodium bracteatum Scrophulariaceae South Africa Taylor J. S. 1949. Notes on Lepidoptera in the Eastern Cape Province (Part 1). page 82
Thysanoplusia orichalcea (Fabricius, 1775) Pisum sativum Fabaceae Austara O. & Jones T. 1971. Host list and distribution of lepidopterous defoliators of exotic softwoods in East Africa. page 147
Thysanoplusia orichalcea (Fabricius, 1775) Rosa sp. Rosaceae Madagascar Paulian R. & Viette P. 1956. Essai d'un catalogue biologique des Lépidoptères Hétérocères de Tananarive. page 232
Thysanoplusia orichalcea (Fabricius, 1775) Solanum lycopersicum Solanaceae Mück O. & Traub B. 1987. Ergänzungen zur Macrolepidopteren-Fauna. page 96
Thysanoplusia orichalcea (Fabricius, 1775) Solanum lycopersicum Solanaceae South Africa Prinsloo G. L. & Uys V. M. (Eds.) 2015. Insects of cultivated plants and natural pastures in Southern Africa. page 73
Thysanoplusia orichalcea (Fabricius, 1775) Solanum lycopersicum Solanaceae Madagascar Brénière J. 1965. Liste des paraites et prédateurs des principaux insectes nuisibles aux cultures à Madagascar. page 347
Thysanoplusia orichalcea (Fabricius, 1775) Solanum macranthum Solanaceae Madagascar Paulian R. & Viette P. 1956. Essai d'un catalogue biologique des Lépidoptères Hétérocères de Tananarive. page 232
Thysanoplusia orichalcea (Fabricius, 1775) Solanum tuberosum Solanaceae South Africa Prinsloo G. L. & Uys V. M. (Eds.) 2015. Insects of cultivated plants and natural pastures in Southern Africa. page 73
Thysanoplusia orichalcea (Fabricius, 1775) Solanum tuberosum Solanaceae Madagascar Brénière J. 1965. Liste des paraites et prédateurs des principaux insectes nuisibles aux cultures à Madagascar. page 347
Thysanoplusia orichalcea (Fabricius, 1775) Solanum tuberosum Solanaceae Mück O. & Traub B. 1987. Ergänzungen zur Macrolepidopteren-Fauna. page 96
Thysanoplusia orichalcea (Fabricius, 1775) Undefined polyphagous Undefined Mück O., Passos de Carvalho J., van Harten A. & Traub B. 1990. Los [sic] lepidópteros nocivos em Cabo Verde. page 26
Thysanoplusia orichalcea (Fabricius, 1775) Undefined polyphagous Undefined Kenya Townsend A. L. H. 1938. Further notes on the early stages of Heterocera bred in the Nakuru District. page 174
Thysanoplusia orichalcea (Fabricius, 1775) Undefined polyphagous Undefined South Africa Taylor J. S. 1953. Notes on Lepidoptera in the Eastern Cape Province (Part III). page 147
Thysanoplusia orichalcea (Fabricius, 1775) Zinnia sp. Asteraceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 191
Scientific name Parasitoid Parasitoid Family Country Publication URL
Thysanoplusia orichalcea (Fabricius, 1775) Brachymeria cowani Chalcididae Madagascar Brénière J. 1965. Liste des paraites et prédateurs des principaux insectes nuisibles aux cultures à Madagascar. page 347
Thysanoplusia orichalcea (Fabricius, 1775) Copidosema floridanum Encyrtidae South Africa Prinsloo G. L. & Uys V. M. (Eds.) 2015. Insects of cultivated plants and natural pastures in Southern Africa. page 73
Thysanoplusia orichalcea (Fabricius, 1775) Cotesia vestalis Braconidae South Africa Prinsloo G. L. & Uys V. M. (Eds.) 2015. Insects of cultivated plants and natural pastures in Southern Africa. page 73
Thysanoplusia orichalcea (Fabricius, 1775) Echthromorpha hyalina Ichneumonidae Madagascar Brénière J. 1965. Liste des paraites et prédateurs des principaux insectes nuisibles aux cultures à Madagascar. page 347
Thysanoplusia orichalcea (Fabricius, 1775) Euplectrus sp. Eulophidae Madagascar Brénière J. 1965. Liste des paraites et prédateurs des principaux insectes nuisibles aux cultures à Madagascar. page 347
Thysanoplusia orichalcea (Fabricius, 1775) Litomastix phytometrae Encyrtidae Madagascar Brénière J. 1965. Liste des paraites et prédateurs des principaux insectes nuisibles aux cultures à Madagascar. page 347
Thysanoplusia orichalcea (Fabricius, 1775) Xanthopimpla stemmator Ichneumonidae Réunion Rousse P. & Villemant C. 2012. Ichneumons in Reunion Island: a catalogue of the local Ichneumonidae (Hymenoptera) species, including 15 new taxa and a key to species. page 50
/filer/webapps/moths/media/images/O/orichalcea_Thysanoplusia_AM_Basquin.jpg
/filer/webapps/moths/media/images/O/orichalcea_Trichoplusia_AM_NHMO.jpg
/filer/webapps/moths/media/images/O/orichalcea_Trichoplusia_A_Butler.jpg
/filer/webapps/moths/media/images/O/orichalcea_Thysanoplusia_AF_Basquin.jpg
/filer/webapps/moths/media/images/O/orichalcea_Trichoplusia_A_RMCA.jpg
/filer/webapps/moths/media/images/O/orichalcea_Trichoplusia_A_Baron.jpg
/filer/webapps/moths/media/images/O/orichalcea_Trichoplusia_A_Haba_01.jpg
/filer/webapps/moths/media/images/O/orichalcea_Trichoplusia_A_Voaden.jpg
/filer/webapps/moths/media/images/O/orichalcea_Trichoplusia_A_Haba_02.jpg
/filer/webapps/moths/media/images/O/orichalcea_Trichoplusia_A_Pasquasy.jpg
/filer/webapps/moths/media/images/O/orichalcea_Trichoplusia_C_Bippus.jpg
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Thysanoplusia aurifera (Hübner, 1813) (Hübner, 1813) species Synonym Noctua aurifera
Thysanoplusia chrysitina (Martyn, 1797) (Martyn, 1797) species Synonym Noctua chrysitina
Thysanoplusia orychalcea (Hübner, 1803) (Hübner, 1803) species Synonym Noctua orychalcea