Tiracola plagiata Walk. (Lepidoptera : Noctuidae) A Serious Pest of Cacao in Papua.

Abstract

Tiracola plagiata Walk, is distributed from India to Australia. Commonwealth Institute of Entomology records (in litt. Dec., 1961) include Darjeeling, Bombay, Canara, Ceylon, Sarawak, Java, Moukin, Assam, Central Ceram, New Guinea, Queensland and the Philippine Islands. Tams (1935) lists its occurrence also in Tonga and the Samoan Islands.