Dasygaster padockina

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Tasmanian cutworm
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Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Dasygaster
Species:
D. padockina
Binomial name
Dasygaster padockina
(Le Guillou, 1841)
Synonyms
  • Noctua padockinaLe Guillou, 1841
  • Dasygaster hollandiaeGuenée, 1852
  • Dasygaster leucanioidesGuenée, 1852
  • Graphiphora facilisWalker, 1857
  • Mamestra confundensWalker, 1869
  • Dasygaster hollandiae suffusaWarren, 1912
  • Perigea brunneotinctaStrand, 1916

Dasygaster padockina, the Tasmanian cutworm, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in Australia.

The larvae feed on various grasses.