Scriptoplusia nigriluna

Description

Scriptoplusia nigriluna is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Francis Walker in 1858. It is found throughout the Oriental tropics of India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Japan and the South East Asian region. Two subspecies are known - Scriptoplusia nigriluna nigriluna and Scriptoplusia nigriluna noona. Larval host plants include Acalypha species.