Jump to content

Australothis rubrescens

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Plantdrew (talk | contribs) at 20:15, 22 August 2022 (taxobox cleanup). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Australothis rubrescens
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Subphylum:
Hexapoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Noctuidae
Genus:
Australothis
Species:
A. rubrescens
Binomial name
Australothis rubrescens
Walker, 1858
Synonyms
  • Thalpophila rubrescens Walker, 1858
  • Chloridea aresca Turner, 1911
  • Chloridea caesia Warren, 1913
  • Chloridea rufa Warren, 1913
  • Heliothis hyperchroa Turner, 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.

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.


Stub icon

This Heliothinae article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Australothis_rubrescens&oldid=1106008732"