Microplexia costimaculalis

Microplexia costimaculalis is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is endemic on the island of Réunion in the Indian Ocean. It has a wingspan of 22–24 mm.

Microplexia costimaculalis
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M costimaculalis
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Microplexia costimaculalis
Guillermet, 1992
Asystasia gangetica, one of its host plants

The larvae feed on Clerodendrum speciosissimum and Asystasia gangetica.[1]

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