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Australothis rubrescens

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Australothis rubrescens
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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

The Indian weed caterpillar (Australothis rubrescens) 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.