Australothis rubrescens

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Indian weed caterpillar
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Australothis
Species:
A. rubrescens
Binomial name
Australothis rubrescens
Walker, 1858
Synonyms
  • Thalpophila rubrescensWalker, 1858
  • Chloridea arescaTurner, 1911
  • Chloridea caesiaWarren, 1913
  • Chloridea rufaWarren, 1913
  • Heliothis hyperchroaTurner, 1920

Australothis rubrescens, the Indian weed caterpillar, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found all over Australia (including Tasmania) and in Papua New Guinea.

Larvae have been recorded on Sigesbeckia orientalis , [1] Ixiolaena brevicompta , Podolepis longipedata , Hibisucs , Nicotiana tabacum , Solanum dioicum and Stylidium productum .

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References

  1. Don Herbison-Evans & Stella Crossley (August 24, 2004). "Australothis rubrescens". uts.edu.au. Archived from the original on August 1, 2008. Retrieved 2009-01-22.