Rachiplusia nu

Lagarta del Girasol

Family: Noctuidae
Order: Lepidoptera
Class: Insecta
Phylum / Division: Arthropoda
Kingdom: Animalia

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Description

Rachiplusia nu is a species of moth in the family Noctuidae. It is found in South America, including Paraguay, Uruguay, southern Brazil, Argentina and Chile.

The wingspan is 28–34 mm.

Larvae have been recorded on tobacco, sunflower, soybean, alfalfa, clover, tomato, spinach and number of other plants.

Source: Wikipedia, article Rachiplusia nu. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 15/07/2026.

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549830

27/02/2017

Argentina

Buenos Aires

Reserva Natural Punta Rasa

Nicolas Olejnik

128268

23/03/2014