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Thysanoplusia exquisita (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874)

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Higher taxa: Noctuidae (family)/  Plusiinae (subfamily)/  Argyrogrammatini (tribe)/  Thysanoplusia (genus)/  Exquiplusia (subgenus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:(Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874)
Citation:Plusia exquisita F. & R.
Original genus:Plusia
Publication:Felder C., Felder R. & Rogenhofer A. F. 1865–1875. Reise der österreichischen Fregatte Novara um die Erde in den Jahren 1857, 1858, 1859 unter den Befehlen des Commodore B. von Wüllerstorf-Urbair. Zoologischer Theil. Zweiter Band. Abtheilung 2, Heft 4, Lepidoptera. Atlas der Heterocera.
Journal:—
Volume:2
Issue:4
Pagination:16; pl. 110, fig. 30
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1221216
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Thysanoplusia exquisita (1)
Taxonomic note:

Transferred to Thysanoplusia (Exquiplusia) by G. Behounek, L. Ronkay & G. Ronkay (2010: 44).

Behounek G., Ronkay L. & Ronkay G. 2010. Plusiinae II. A taxonomic atlas of the Eurasian and North African Noctuoidea.
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Thysanoplusia exquisita (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874) Holotype ♀ NHMUK Holotype ♀, NHMUK. South Africa [South Africa, Western Cape], "Promont. b. spei", Cape of Good Hope, Cape Town, Wynberg, leg. Trimen.
Distribution note:

Oriental: Pakistan; Palaearctic: Afghanistan, Iran.

Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Thysanoplusia exquisita (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874) Angola Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 221
Thysanoplusia exquisita (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874) Djibouti Dufay C. 1977a. Noctuidae (Plusiinae). – In: Rougeot P. C., Missions entomologiques en Ethiopie 1973–1975. Fascicule 1. page 43
Thysanoplusia exquisita (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874) Ethiopia Kravchenko V. D., Ronkay L., Behounek G. & Müller G. C. 2015. Plusiinae (excl. Abrostolini) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) of Ethiopia. A faunistical survey with biogeographical comments. page 240
Thysanoplusia exquisita (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874) Lesotho Hampson G. F. 1913d. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the collection of the British Museum (Nat. Hist.). XIII. Noctuidae. page 548
Thysanoplusia exquisita (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874) Madagascar Dufay C. 1970a. Insectes Lépidoptères Noctuidae Plusiinae. page 40
Thysanoplusia exquisita (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874) Malawi Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 221
Thysanoplusia exquisita (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874) Mozambique Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 221
Thysanoplusia exquisita (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874) 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
Thysanoplusia exquisita (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874) Oman Behounek G., Ronkay L. & Ronkay G. 2010. Plusiinae II. A taxonomic atlas of the Eurasian and North African Noctuoidea. page 45
Thysanoplusia exquisita (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874) Saudi Arabia Wiltshire E. P. 1982a. Insects of Saudi Arabia. Lepidoptera: Fam. Cossidae, Zygaenidae, Sesiidae, Lasiocampidae, Bombycidae, Sphingidae, Thaumetopoeidae, Thyretidae, Notodontidae, Geometridae, Lymantriidae, Noctuidae, Ctenuchidae (Part 2). page 319
Thysanoplusia exquisita (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874) South Africa Mpumalanga page J. Heyns
Thysanoplusia exquisita (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874) South Africa Eastern Cape Möschler H. B. 1884. Beiträge zur Schmetterlings-fauna des Kaffernlandes. page 297
Thysanoplusia exquisita (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874) South Africa KwaZulu-Natal page ISEA
Thysanoplusia exquisita (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874) South Africa Western Cape Felder C., Felder R. & Rogenhofer A. F. 1865–1875. Reise der österreichischen Fregatte Novara um die Erde in den Jahren 1857, 1858, 1859 unter den Befehlen des Commodore B. von Wüllerstorf-Urbair. Zoologischer Theil. Zweiter Band. Abtheilung 2, Heft 4, Lepidoptera. Atlas der Heterocera. page legend of pl. 110
Thysanoplusia exquisita (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874) Tanzania page NHMO
Thysanoplusia exquisita (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874) Yemen Hacker H. H., Schreier H.-P. & Bischof A. 1999. Lepidoptera of Yemen Arab Republic, collected by A. Bischof, H. Hacker and H.-P. Schreier in autumn 1996 and B. Müller in summer 1987. page 276
Thysanoplusia exquisita (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874) Zambia Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 221
Thysanoplusia exquisita (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874) Zimbabwe Dufay C. 1977a. Noctuidae (Plusiinae). – In: Rougeot P. C., Missions entomologiques en Ethiopie 1973–1975. Fascicule 1. page 43
Plant note:

Description of larva see Taylor (1949: 82).

Taylor J. S. 1949. Notes on Lepidoptera in the Eastern Cape Province (Part 1).
Scientific name Plant Plant Family Country Publication URL
Thysanoplusia exquisita (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874) Euryops spathaceus Asteraceae South Africa Taylor J. S. 1949. Notes on Lepidoptera in the Eastern Cape Province (Part 1). page 82
Thysanoplusia exquisita (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874) Senecio bupleuroides Asteraceae South Africa Platt E. E. 1921. List of foodplants of some South African lepidopterous larvae. page 92
Scientific name Parasitoid Parasitoid Family Country Publication URL
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Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
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Thysanoplusia exquisitella (Strand, 1917) (Strand, 1917) species Misapplied Phytometra exquisitella
Thysanoplusia exquisitoides (Strand, 1917) (Strand, 1917) species Misapplied Phytometra exquisitoides