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Chrysodeixis acuta (Walker, 1858)

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Higher taxa: Noctuidae (family)/  Plusiinae (subfamily)/  Argyrogrammatini (tribe)/  Chrysodeixis (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:(Walker, 1858)
Citation:Plusia acuta
Original genus:Plusia
Publication:Walker F. 1858a. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part XII.– Noctuidae.
Journal:—
Volume:12 (1857)
Issue:
Pagination:922–923
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39340397
Name(English):Tomato semi-looper
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Chrysodeixis acuta (1)
Taxonomic note:

Transferred to Chrysodeixis by C. Dufay (1965: 196).

Dufay C. 1965b. Révision des Plusiinae: description de nouvelles espèces asiatiques et notes synonymiques (Lep. Noctuidae) (note préliminaire).
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Chrysodeixis acuta (Walker, 1858) Holotype ♀ NHMUK Holotype ♀, NHMUK. Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Congo, leg. J. Richardson.
Distribution note:

Australasia: Pacific Islands; Oriental: India, Indonesia (Java), Thailand; Palaearctic: Afghanistan, Canary Islands, China, Japan, Nepal.

Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Chrysodeixis acuta (Walker, 1858) Angola Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 221
Chrysodeixis acuta (Walker, 1858) Botswana Hampson G. F. 1913d. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the collection of the British Museum (Nat. Hist.). XIII. Noctuidae. page 501
Chrysodeixis acuta (Walker, 1858) Burkina Faso Behounek G. & Ronkay L. 1989. Beitrag zur Verbreitung der Plusiinae Afrikas (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae). page 29
Chrysodeixis acuta (Walker, 1858) Cabo Verde Santo Antão Mück O., Passos de Carvalho J., van Harten A. & Traub B. 1990. Los lepidópteros nocivos em Cabo Verde. page 26
Chrysodeixis acuta (Walker, 1858) Cabo Verde Santiago Mück O., Passos de Carvalho J., van Harten A. & Traub B. 1990. Los lepidópteros nocivos em Cabo Verde. page 26
Chrysodeixis acuta (Walker, 1858) Cabo Verde São Nicolao Nyström V. 1958. Macrolepidoptera from the Cape Verde Islands. page 27
Chrysodeixis acuta (Walker, 1858) Cameroon page M. Hluchý
Chrysodeixis acuta (Walker, 1858) Comoros Anjouan (Nzwani) Dufay C. 1982a. Les Plusiinae de l'archipel des Comores (Lep. Noctuidae). page 226
Chrysodeixis acuta (Walker, 1858) Comoros Grande Comore (Ngazidja) Dufay C. 1982a. Les Plusiinae de l'archipel des Comores (Lep. Noctuidae). page 226
Chrysodeixis acuta (Walker, 1858) Congo Wojtusiak J. 1996b. The check-list of the Noctuidae Moths of the São Tomé and Principe Islands in the Gulf of Guinea, with notes on their geographical distribution. Part II. Acontiinae, Euteliinae, Stictoperinae, Sarrothripinae, Chloephorinae, Plusiinae. page 540
Chrysodeixis acuta (Walker, 1858) Congo, the Democratic Republic of the South Kivu Rebel H. 1914a. Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Expedition R. Grauer nach Zentralafrika, Dezember 1909 bis Februar 1911. Lepidopteren. page 283
Chrysodeixis acuta (Walker, 1858) Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Walker F. 1858a. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part XII.– Noctuidae. page 923
Chrysodeixis acuta (Walker, 1858) Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Katanga page RMCA
Chrysodeixis acuta (Walker, 1858) 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
Chrysodeixis acuta (Walker, 1858) Eswatini page K. Braun
Chrysodeixis acuta (Walker, 1858) Ethiopia Hampson G. F. 1913d. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the collection of the British Museum (Nat. Hist.). XIII. Noctuidae. page 500
Chrysodeixis acuta (Walker, 1858) Gabon Plötz C. 1880a. Verzeichniss der vom Prof. Dr. R. Buchholz in West-Afrika gesammelten Schmetterlinge. page 298 (as buchholzi)
Chrysodeixis acuta (Walker, 1858) Gambia Druce H. 1887. Lepidoptera Heterocera. – In: Moloney A. C., Sketch of the forestry of West Africa with particular reference to its present principal commercial products. page 500
Chrysodeixis acuta (Walker, 1858) Ghana Wojtusiak J. 1996b. The check-list of the Noctuidae Moths of the São Tomé and Principe Islands in the Gulf of Guinea, with notes on their geographical distribution. Part II. Acontiinae, Euteliinae, Stictoperinae, Sarrothripinae, Chloephorinae, Plusiinae. page 540
Chrysodeixis acuta (Walker, 1858) Kenya Hampson G. F. 1913d. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the collection of the British Museum (Nat. Hist.). XIII. Noctuidae. page 500
Chrysodeixis acuta (Walker, 1858) Lesotho Hampson G. F. 1913d. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the collection of the British Museum (Nat. Hist.). XIII. Noctuidae. page 501
Chrysodeixis acuta (Walker, 1858) Madagascar Brénière J. 1965. Liste des paraites et prédateurs des principaux insectes nuisibles aux cultures à Madagascar. page 347
Chrysodeixis acuta (Walker, 1858) Malawi Hampson G. F. 1913d. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the collection of the British Museum (Nat. Hist.). XIII. Noctuidae. page 500
Chrysodeixis acuta (Walker, 1858) Mauritania Hacker H. H., Schreier H.-P. & Aistleitner E. 2010. Noctuidae of Cape Verde Islands (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae). page 32
Chrysodeixis acuta (Walker, 1858) Mozambique Saraiva A. C. 1939. A preliminary list of the insect pests of crops and fruit trees in Portuguese East Africa. page 105
Chrysodeixis acuta (Walker, 1858) Namibia Hacker H. H. 2004b. Nolidae and Noctuidae (excluding Catocalinae: Audeini and Tachosini) (Lepidoptera). – In: Mey, Z. (Ed.) The Lepidoptera of the Brandberg Massif in Namibia. page 275
Chrysodeixis acuta (Walker, 1858) Nigeria Hampson G. F. 1913d. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the collection of the British Museum (Nat. Hist.). XIII. Noctuidae. page 500
Chrysodeixis acuta (Walker, 1858) Oman Wiltshire E. P. 1985a. Insects of Saudi Arabia. Lepidoptera: Fam. Noctuidae (Part 4). – In: Büttiker, . (ed.), Fauna of Saudi Arabia 6. page 405
Chrysodeixis acuta (Walker, 1858) Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha Saint Helena Karisch T., Kramp K. & Peters R. 2018. Notes on the genus Chrysodeixis Hübner, [1821] (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) on St Helena Island. page 140
Chrysodeixis acuta (Walker, 1858) Sao Tome & Principe São Tomé Wojtusiak J. 1996b. The check-list of the Noctuidae Moths of the São Tomé and Principe Islands in the Gulf of Guinea, with notes on their geographical distribution. Part II. Acontiinae, Euteliinae, Stictoperinae, Sarrothripinae, Chloephorinae, Plusiinae. page 540
Chrysodeixis acuta (Walker, 1858) Saudi Arabia Hacker H. H. 2016a. Systematic and illustrated catalogue of the Macroheterocera and Cossoidea Leach, [1815], Zygaenoidea Latreille, 1809, Thyridoidea Herrich-Schäffer, 1846 and Hyblaeoidea Hampson, 1903 of the Arabian Peninsula, with a survey of their distribution (Lepid.). page 387
Chrysodeixis acuta (Walker, 1858) Senegal Berio E. 1969b. Le Parc National du Niokolo-Koba (Sénégal). Fasc. III. XXIII. Lepidoptera. Noctuidae. page 372
Chrysodeixis acuta (Walker, 1858) Seychelles Silhouette Gerlach J. & Matyot P. 2006. Lepidoptera of the Seychelles islands. page 85
Chrysodeixis acuta (Walker, 1858) Somalia Hampson G. F. 1913d. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the collection of the British Museum (Nat. Hist.). XIII. Noctuidae. page 500
Chrysodeixis acuta (Walker, 1858) South Africa Gauteng Hampson G. F. 1913d. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the collection of the British Museum (Nat. Hist.). XIII. Noctuidae. page 501
Chrysodeixis acuta (Walker, 1858) South Africa KwaZulu-Natal Hampson G. F. 1913d. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the collection of the British Museum (Nat. Hist.). XIII. Noctuidae. page 501
Chrysodeixis acuta (Walker, 1858) South Africa Eastern Cape Hacker H. H. 2019b. Families Nolidae Bruand 1846, Erebidae Leach, 1815, Euteliidae Grote, 1882 and Noctuidae Latreille, (Noctuoidea). – In: Mey W. & Krüger M. (Eds), The Lepidoptera fauna of a crater valley in the Great Escarpment of South Africa: The Asante Sana Project. page 459
Chrysodeixis acuta (Walker, 1858) South Africa Western Cape Dickson C. G. C. 1965a. Recently observed food-plants of some South African lepidopterous larvae page 20
Chrysodeixis acuta (Walker, 1858) Tanzania Hampson G. F. 1913d. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the collection of the British Museum (Nat. Hist.). XIII. Noctuidae. page 500
Chrysodeixis acuta (Walker, 1858) Uganda Hampson G. F. 1913d. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the collection of the British Museum (Nat. Hist.). XIII. Noctuidae. page 500
Chrysodeixis acuta (Walker, 1858) Yemen Socotra Hampson G. F. 1913d. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the collection of the British Museum (Nat. Hist.). XIII. Noctuidae. page 500
Chrysodeixis acuta (Walker, 1858) Yemen Hampson G. F. 1913d. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the collection of the British Museum (Nat. Hist.). XIII. Noctuidae. page 500
Chrysodeixis acuta (Walker, 1858) Zambia Hampson G. F. 1913d. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the collection of the British Museum (Nat. Hist.). XIII. Noctuidae. page 500
Chrysodeixis acuta (Walker, 1858) Zimbabwe Hampson G. F. 1913d. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the collection of the British Museum (Nat. Hist.). XIII. Noctuidae. page 500
Plant note:

Also many Fabaceae, and even trees like Cacao and banana (see D. G. Sevastopulo 1956, C. Dufay 1970: 186, B. Goater, L. Ronkay & M. Fibiger 2003).

Goater B., Ronkay L. & Fibiger M. 2003. Catocalinae and Plusiinae. – In: Noctuidae Europaeae.
Scientific name Plant Plant Family Country Publication URL
Chrysodeixis acuta (Walker, 1858) Antirrhinum sp. Plantaginaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 191
Chrysodeixis acuta (Walker, 1858) Arachis hypogaea Fabaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 191
Chrysodeixis acuta (Walker, 1858) Arctium lappa Asteraceae Hacker H. H., Schreier H.-P. & Aistleitner E. 2010. Noctuidae of Cape Verde Islands (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae). page 32
Chrysodeixis acuta (Walker, 1858) Canna sp. Cannaceae South Africa Dickson C. G. C. 1965a. Recently observed food-plants of some South African lepidopterous larvae page 20
Chrysodeixis acuta (Walker, 1858) Canna sp. Cannaceae Zimbabwe Pinhey E. C. G. 1960. The larvae of some moths reared by Mr. D. K. B. Wheeler at Syringa Farm, Southern Rhodesia. Part I. page 490
Chrysodeixis acuta (Walker, 1858) Canna sp. Cannaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 190
Chrysodeixis acuta (Walker, 1858) Cestrum aurantiacum Solanaceae South Africa Platt E. E. 1921. List of foodplants of some South African lepidopterous larvae. page 73
Chrysodeixis acuta (Walker, 1858) 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
Chrysodeixis acuta (Walker, 1858) Coleus sp. Lamiaceae South Africa Platt E. E. 1921. List of foodplants of some South African lepidopterous larvae. page 75
Chrysodeixis acuta (Walker, 1858) Commelina sp. Commelinaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 191
Chrysodeixis acuta (Walker, 1858) Crambe maritima Brassicaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 191
Chrysodeixis acuta (Walker, 1858) Geranium sp. Geraniaceae Madagascar Dufay C. 1970a. Insectes Lépidoptères Noctuidae Plusiinae. page 186
Chrysodeixis acuta (Walker, 1858) Geranium sp. Geraniaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 191
Chrysodeixis acuta (Walker, 1858) Gossypium sp. Malvaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 191
Chrysodeixis acuta (Walker, 1858) 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
Chrysodeixis acuta (Walker, 1858) Ipomoea batatas Convolvulaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 190
Chrysodeixis acuta (Walker, 1858) Mentha sp. Lamiaceae Mozambique Saraiva A. C. 1939. A preliminary list of the insect pests of crops and fruit trees in Portuguese East Africa. page 105
Chrysodeixis acuta (Walker, 1858) Musa sp. Musaceae Madagascar Brénière J. 1965. Liste des paraites et prédateurs des principaux insectes nuisibles aux cultures à Madagascar. page 347
Chrysodeixis acuta (Walker, 1858) Musa sp. Musaceae South Africa Dickson C. G. C. 1965a. Recently observed food-plants of some South African lepidopterous larvae page 20
Chrysodeixis acuta (Walker, 1858) Musa x paradisiaca Musaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 191 (as M. sapientum)
Chrysodeixis acuta (Walker, 1858) Nicotiana affinis Solanaceae South Africa Platt E. E. 1921. List of foodplants of some South African lepidopterous larvae. page 86
Chrysodeixis acuta (Walker, 1858) Nicotiana sp. Solanaceae Madagascar Dufay C. 1970a. Insectes Lépidoptères Noctuidae Plusiinae. page 186
Chrysodeixis acuta (Walker, 1858) Nicotiana tabacum Solanaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 191
Chrysodeixis acuta (Walker, 1858) Phaseolus sp. Fabaceae Angola Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 221
Chrysodeixis acuta (Walker, 1858) Phaseolus vulgaris Fabaceae South Africa Platt E. E. 1921. List of foodplants of some South African lepidopterous larvae. page 88
Chrysodeixis acuta (Walker, 1858) Solanum lycopersicum Solanaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 191 (as L. esculentum)
Chrysodeixis acuta (Walker, 1858) Solanum lycopersicum Solanaceae Mück O. & Traub B. 1987. Ergänzungen zur Macrolepidopteren-Fauna. page 95
Chrysodeixis acuta (Walker, 1858) Solanum lycopersicum Solanaceae South Africa Platt E. E. 1921. List of foodplants of some South African lepidopterous larvae. page 93
Chrysodeixis acuta (Walker, 1858) Solanum lycopersicum Solanaceae Madagascar Brénière J. 1965. Liste des paraites et prédateurs des principaux insectes nuisibles aux cultures à Madagascar. page 347
Chrysodeixis acuta (Walker, 1858) Solanum melongena Solanaceae Japan Okano M. 1963. Descriptions of a new species and a new genus of Plusiinae from Japan (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). page 92 (as furihatai)
Chrysodeixis acuta (Walker, 1858) Solanum sp. Solanaceae Madagascar Dufay C. 1970a. Insectes Lépidoptères Noctuidae Plusiinae. page 186
Chrysodeixis acuta (Walker, 1858) Solanum sp. Solanaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 191
Chrysodeixis acuta (Walker, 1858) Solanum tuberosum Solanaceae South Africa Prinsloo G. L. & Uys V. M. (Eds.) 2015. Insects of cultivated plants and natural pastures in Southern Africa. page 70
Chrysodeixis acuta (Walker, 1858) Solanum tuberosum Solanaceae Mück O. & Traub B. 1987. Ergänzungen zur Macrolepidopteren-Fauna. page 95
Chrysodeixis acuta (Walker, 1858) Syncolostemon densiflorus Lamiaceae South Africa Platt E. E. 1921. List of foodplants of some South African lepidopterous larvae. page 94
Chrysodeixis acuta (Walker, 1858) Theobroma cacao Sterculiaceae Nigeria Peacock A. D. 1913. Entomological pests and problems of southern Nigeria. page 206
Chrysodeixis acuta (Walker, 1858) Trema bracteolata Ulmaceae South Africa Platt E. E. 1921. List of foodplants of some South African lepidopterous larvae. page 95
Chrysodeixis acuta (Walker, 1858) Undefined polyphagous Undefined Madagascar Dufay C. 1970a. Insectes Lépidoptères Noctuidae Plusiinae. page 186
Chrysodeixis acuta (Walker, 1858) Zea mays Poaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 191
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Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Chrysodeixis buchholzi (Plötz, 1880) (Plötz, 1880) species Synonym Plusia buchholzi
Chrysodeixis furihatai (Okano, 1963) (Okano, 1963) species Synonym Neoplusia furihatai
Chrysodeixis nigribursa (Chou & Lu, 1974) (Chou & Lu, 1974) species Synonym Shensiplusia nigribursa