* Thysanoplusia (Daubeplusia) daubei (Boisduval, 1840)

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Material examined. Somali region, Jijiga. 1600 m. VIII.2011. Leg. Kravchenko V.; Somali region, Handew. 1800 m. VIII. 2011. Leg. Kravchenko V.

Literature. Behounek et al. 2010; Dufay 1972; Dufay 1978; Goater et al. 2003; Wiltshire 1990.

General distribution pattern. Widespread in subtropical and tropical Asia; also widespread but local in southern Europe, Near East and Arabian Peninsula. In tropical and subtropical Africa: Democratic Republic of Congo, Senegal, South Africa and Zimbabwe.

Distribution in Ethiopia. lowland, steppe species, common in eastern Ethiopia.

Host plants. polyphagous. Recorded on Sonchus, Chondrilla, Cichorium (all Asteraceae) and Mentha (Lamiaceae) .