Chalciope alcyona

Chalciope alcyona
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Noctuidae
Genus:	Chalciope
Species:	C. alcyona
Binomial name
	Chalciope alcyona; H. Druce, 1888
Synonyms
	Euclidisema alcyona (H. Druce, 1888); Grammodes alcyona H. Druce, 1888; Grammodes hoplitis Meyrick, 1902; Trigonodes isosceles Warren, 1903; Chalciope hoplitis (Meyrick, 1902); Chalciope isosceles (Warren, 1903);

Chalciope alcyona is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Herbert Druce in 1888.^[1]^[2] It is found in the south Pacific, including Fiji, New Guinea, New Caledonia and Australia.

The larvae can become a pest on Oryza sativa.

References[]

^ Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (15 July 2012). "Chalciope alcyona (H. Druce, 1888)". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
^ Poole, R. W. (1989). Lepidopterorum Catalogus (New Series). Vol. Fascicle 118, Noctuidae. CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-916846-45-9.

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