Lophoplusia pterylota

Lophoplusia pterylota
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Lophoplusia
Species: L. pterylota
Binomial name
Lophoplusia pterylota
(Meyrick, 1904)
Synonyms
  • Plusia pterylota Meyrick, 1904
  • Phytometra pterylota
  • Plusia newelli

Lophoplusia pterylota is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is endemic to Oahu, Maui and Hawaii.

Larvae have been recorded feeding on Hollyhock.

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