Targalla delatrix
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Euteliidae |
| Genus: | Targalla |
| Species: | T. delatrix
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| Binomial name | |
| Targalla delatrix (Guenée, 1852)
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Targalla delatrix, the eugenia caterpillar, is a moth of the family Euteliidae. The species was first described by Achille Guenée in 1852. It is widespread in the Indo-Australian tropics to Fiji. It has also been recorded from Rapa Iti, the Society Islands and Hawaii.
The larvae feed on Eugenia uniflora and Syzygium cumini (Myrtaceae).[1]
References
[edit]External links
[edit]- Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (25 June 2011). "Targalla delatrix (Guenée, 1852) Eugenia Caterpillar". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
- Holloway, Jeremy Daniel. "Targalla delatrix Guenée comb. n." The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
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