Thyas miniacea

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Thyas miniacea
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Thyas
Species:
T. miniacea
Binomial name
Thyas miniacea
(Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874)
Synonyms
  • Lagoptera miniaceaFelder & Rogenhofer, 1874
  • Thyas regiaLucas, 1894
  • Lagoptera reginaStrand, 1914
  • Thyas rubriorHolloway, 1979

Thyas miniacea is a species of moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found from the Moluccas and Lesser Sundas to northern Australia, Fiji, Samoa, New Caledonia and Micronesia (Marianas, Carolines).

The larvae feed on Quisqualis and Terminalia species.


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