Woolly-bodied Golden Moth S2, ventral | Green Looper Mandibles & Eyes | |||||
Class: | Animals (Animalia) - Jointed Legs (Arthropoda) - Insects (Insecta) | ||||
Order: | Butterflies & Moths (Lepidoptera) | ||||
Family: | Owlet moth (:Noctuoidea Noctuidae Plusiinae) | ||||
Species: | Green Looper (Plusiinae cf sp) | ||||
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Thank you Don Herbison-Evans for confirming the id of this species for us General Species Information: Found in the Adelaide Hills and possibly elsewhere Marie found this in a lettuce bought from a shop in April. It was damaged and died 24 hrs later when we tried to raise it. Plusiinae is a sub-family, and may be raised to a family status in the future. We were worried it was a new invasion of an exotic, Silver Y (Autographa gamma), yet to be found in Australia Don said "As a green smooth semi-looper feeding on Asteraceae: I agree that it is likely in Plusiinae, but sadly the larvae like this of species in Plusiinae are variable and nearly indistinguishable." | |||||
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