Martinique, Morne Rouge, l'Aileron 28-VIII-84.

Pseudoplusia includens (Walker, 1857)

Noctuidae Plusiinae

Synonyms

Biology and distribution

Polyphagous larva, found on tomato and egg-plant in the Antilles.

Martinique and Guadeloupe, uncommon.

St-Kitts, Montserrat, Dominica, St-Lucia, St-Vincent.
Greater Antilles (Cuba, Jamaica: type specimen of P. dyaus, Hispaniola: type specimen of P. includens, Virgin Islands).

From Canada (soybean looper) to South America. (Eichlin & Cunningham, 1978).

Legend

Pheromone

The sex pheromone produced by the female moths has been described (Linn et al, 1987, J. chem. Ecol., 13: 1351-1360). It consists of:

• (Z)-7-dodecenyl acetate: 88.8%
• (Z)-7-dodecenyl propionate: 3.4%
• (Z)-7-dodecenyl butyrate: 7.8%

Male genitalia