Chasmina candida
Encyclopedia
Chasmina candida is a moth
of the Noctuidae
family. It is found from Indo-Australian tropics east to Fiji
.
Adults are white and have an unusual concavity along the forewing costa.
The larvae have been recorded on Hibiscus tiliaceus.
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
of the Noctuidae
Noctuidae
The Noctuidae or owlet moths are a family of robustly-built moths that includes more than 35,000 known species out of possibly 100,000 total, in more than 4,200 genera. They constitute the largest family in the Lepidoptera....
family. It is found from Indo-Australian tropics east to Fiji
Fiji
Fiji , officially the Republic of Fiji , is an island nation in Melanesia in the South Pacific Ocean about northeast of New Zealand's North Island...
.
Adults are white and have an unusual concavity along the forewing costa.
The larvae have been recorded on Hibiscus tiliaceus.