Ctenoplusia limbirena (Guenée, 1852)
![Ctenoplusia limbirena: Adult (e.l. Madeira 2013) [S]](bilder1/noctuidae/limbirena_30f2013.jpg "Ctenoplusia limbirena: Adult (e.l. Madeira 2013) [S]")
![Ctenoplusia limbirena: Adult (e.l. Madeira 2013) [S]](bilder1/noctuidae/limbirena_2f2013.jpg "Ctenoplusia limbirena: Adult (e.l. Madeira 2013) [S]")
![Ctenoplusia limbirena: Adult (e.l. Madeira 2013) [S]](bilder1/noctuidae/limbirena_f2013.jpg "Ctenoplusia limbirena: Adult (e.l. Madeira 2013) [S]")
![Ctenoplusia limbirena: Adult (e.l. Madeira 2013) [S]](bilder1/noctuidae/limbirena_3f2013.jpg "Ctenoplusia limbirena: Adult (e.l. Madeira 2013) [S]")
![Ctenoplusia limbirena: Adult (e.l. Madeira 2013) [S]](bilder1/noctuidae/limbirena_4f2013.jpg "Ctenoplusia limbirena: Adult (e.l. Madeira 2013) [S]")
![Ctenoplusia limbirena: Adult (e.l. Madeira 2013) [S]](bilder1/noctuidae/limbirena_5f2013.jpg "Ctenoplusia limbirena: Adult (e.l. Madeira 2013) [S]")
![Ctenoplusia limbirena: Adult (e.l. Madeira 2013) [S]](bilder1/noctuidae/limbirena_6f2013.jpg "Ctenoplusia limbirena: Adult (e.l. Madeira 2013) [S]")
![Ctenoplusia limbirena: Adult (e.l. Madeira 2013) [S]](bilder1/noctuidae/limbirena_7f2013.jpg "Ctenoplusia limbirena: Adult (e.l. Madeira 2013) [S]")
![Ctenoplusia limbirena: Adult (e.l. Madeira 2013) [S]](bilder1/noctuidae/limbirena_8f2013.jpg "Ctenoplusia limbirena: Adult (e.l. Madeira 2013) [S]")
![Ctenoplusia limbirena: Adult (e.l. Madeira 2013) [S]](bilder1/noctuidae/limbirena_9f2013.jpg "Ctenoplusia limbirena: Adult (e.l. Madeira 2013) [S]")
![Ctenoplusia limbirena: Adult (e.l. Madeira 2013) [S]](bilder1/noctuidae/limbirena_15f2013.jpg "Ctenoplusia limbirena: Adult (e.l. Madeira 2013) [S]")
![Ctenoplusia limbirena: Adult just after emergence (e.l. Madeira 2013) [S]](bilder1/noctuidae/limbirena_10f2013.jpg "Ctenoplusia limbirena: Adult just after emergence (e.l. Madeira 2013) [S]")
![Ctenoplusia limbirena: Adult just after emergence (e.l. Madeira 2013) [S]](bilder1/noctuidae/limbirena_11f2013.jpg "Ctenoplusia limbirena: Adult just after emergence (e.l. Madeira 2013) [S]")
![Ctenoplusia limbirena: Adult just after emergence (e.l. Madeira 2013) [S]](bilder1/noctuidae/limbirena_13f2013.jpg "Ctenoplusia limbirena: Adult just after emergence (e.l. Madeira 2013) [S]")
![Ctenoplusia limbirena: Adult just after emergence (e.l. Madeira 2013) [S]](bilder1/noctuidae/limbirena_12f2013.jpg "Ctenoplusia limbirena: Adult just after emergence (e.l. Madeira 2013) [S]")
![Ctenoplusia limbirena: Young larva (Madeira, Ribeira da Janela, March 2013) [M]](bilder1/noctuidae/limbirena_rpe2013.jpg "Ctenoplusia limbirena: Young larva (Madeira, Ribeira da Janela, March 2013) [M]")
![Ctenoplusia limbirena: Young larva (Madeira, Ribeira da Janela, March 2013) [M]](bilder1/noctuidae/limbirena_2rpe2013.jpg "Ctenoplusia limbirena: Young larva (Madeira, Ribeira da Janela, March 2013) [M]")
![Ctenoplusia limbirena: Half-grown larva (Madeira, Ribeira da Janela, March 2013) [M]](bilder1/noctuidae/limbirena_3rpe2013.jpg "Ctenoplusia limbirena: Half-grown larva (Madeira, Ribeira da Janela, March 2013) [M]")
![Ctenoplusia limbirena: Half-grown larva (Madeira, Ribeira da Janela, March 2013) [M]](bilder1/noctuidae/limbirena_4rpe2013.jpg "Ctenoplusia limbirena: Half-grown larva (Madeira, Ribeira da Janela, March 2013) [M]")
![Ctenoplusia limbirena: Larva (Madeira, Ribeira da Janela, March 2013) [M]](bilder1/noctuidae/limbirena_5rpe2013.jpg "Ctenoplusia limbirena: Larva (Madeira, Ribeira da Janela, March 2013) [M]")
![Ctenoplusia limbirena: Larva (Madeira, Ribeira da Janela, March 2013) [M]](bilder1/noctuidae/limbirena_6rpe2013.jpg "Ctenoplusia limbirena: Larva (Madeira, Ribeira da Janela, March 2013) [M]")
![Ctenoplusia limbirena: Larva (Madeira, Ribeira da Janela, March 2013) [M]](bilder1/noctuidae/limbirena_7rpe2013.jpg "Ctenoplusia limbirena: Larva (Madeira, Ribeira da Janela, March 2013) [M]")
![Ctenoplusia limbirena: Larva (Madeira, Ribeira da Janela, March 2013) [M]](bilder1/noctuidae/limbirena_8rpe2013.jpg "Ctenoplusia limbirena: Larva (Madeira, Ribeira da Janela, March 2013) [M]")
![Ctenoplusia limbirena: Larva (Madeira, Ribeira da Janela, March 2013) [M]](bilder1/noctuidae/limbirena_9rpe2013.jpg "Ctenoplusia limbirena: Larva (Madeira, Ribeira da Janela, March 2013) [M]")
![Ctenoplusia limbirena: Larva (Madeira, Ribeira da Janela, March 2013) [M]](bilder1/noctuidae/limbirena_10rpe2013.jpg "Ctenoplusia limbirena: Larva (Madeira, Ribeira da Janela, March 2013) [M]")
![Ctenoplusia limbirena: Larva (Madeira, Ribeira da Janela, March 2013) [M]](bilder1/noctuidae/limbirena_11rpe2013.jpg "Ctenoplusia limbirena: Larva (Madeira, Ribeira da Janela, March 2013) [M]")
![Ctenoplusia limbirena: Mature larva prior to constructing the cocoon (e.l. Madeira 2013) [S]](bilder1/noctuidae/limbirena_12rpe2013.jpg "Ctenoplusia limbirena: Mature larva prior to constructing the cocoon (e.l. Madeira 2013) [S]")
![Ctenoplusia limbirena: Mature larva prior to constructing the cocoon (e.l. Madeira 2013) [S]](bilder1/noctuidae/limbirena_13rpe2013.jpg "Ctenoplusia limbirena: Mature larva prior to constructing the cocoon (e.l. Madeira 2013) [S]")
![Ctenoplusia limbirena: Cocoon (e.l. Madeira 2013) [S]](bilder1/noctuidae/limbirena_kokon2013.jpg "Ctenoplusia limbirena: Cocoon (e.l. Madeira 2013) [S]")
![Ctenoplusia limbirena: Pupa (e.l. Madeira 2013) [S]](bilder1/noctuidae/limbirena_ppe2013.jpg "Ctenoplusia limbirena: Pupa (e.l. Madeira 2013) [S]")
![Ctenoplusia limbirena: Larva (e.l. Madeira 2013) [S]](bilder1/noctuidae/limbirena_2ppe2013.jpg "Ctenoplusia limbirena: Larva (e.l. Madeira 2013) [S]")
![Ctenoplusia limbirena: Pupa (e.l. Madeira 2013) [S]](bilder1/noctuidae/limbirena_3ppe2013.jpg "Ctenoplusia limbirena: Pupa (e.l. Madeira 2013) [S]")
![Ctenoplusia limbirena: Larval habitat with Urtica (Madeira, Ribeira da Janela, March 2013) [N]](bilder1/noctuidae/limbirena_h2013.jpg "Ctenoplusia limbirena: Larval habitat with Urtica (Madeira, Ribeira da Janela, March 2013) [N]")
![Ctenoplusia limbirena: Larval habitat with Urtica (Madeira, Ribeira da Janela, March 2013) [N]](bilder1/noctuidae/limbirena_2h2013.jpg "Ctenoplusia limbirena: Larval habitat with Urtica (Madeira, Ribeira da Janela, March 2013) [N]")
![Ctenoplusia limbirena: Larval habitat with Urtica (Madeira, Ribeira da Janela, March 2013) [N]](bilder1/noctuidae/limbirena_3h2013.jpg "Ctenoplusia limbirena: Larval habitat with Urtica (Madeira, Ribeira da Janela, March 2013) [N]")
![Ctenoplusia limbirena: Larval habitat with Urtica (Madeira, Ribeira da Janela, March 2013) [N]](bilder1/noctuidae/limbirena_4h2013.jpg "Ctenoplusia limbirena: Larval habitat with Urtica (Madeira, Ribeira da Janela, March 2013) [N]")
Host plants:
The larva feeds polyphagous on herbs like Solanaceae, Fabaceae, Asteraceae or Urtica.
Habitat:
Ctenoplusia limbirena inhabits subtropical agricultural areas, fallo land and herb-rich borders of all kinds.
Life cycle:
Ctenoplusia limbirena can be found all year round. I observed larvae feeding on Urtica membranacea and other herbs near the coast in Madeira in March 2013 (Ribeira da Janela). The larvae live more concealed than those of related species such as Trichoplusia ni or Chrysodeixis chalcites and stay more near the ground or in the inner parts of the plants.
Remarks:
Ctenoplusia limbirena has a palaeotropical-subtropical distribution and occurs in Macaronesia, Africa and southern Asia. Ctenoplusia limbirena migrates occasionally further north (Southern Europe etc.).
Ctenoplusia accentifera
