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Family Noctuidae
- This page contains pictures and information about moths
and caterpillars in subfamily HADENINAE that we found in the Brisbane area,
Queensland, Australia.
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- Caterpillars of many species in this subfamily feed on
grass (Poaceae). They have four pair of prolegs. Most have thick
lines along the body. They hide during the day and feed at night. They
pupate in soil.
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- Moths
in this subfamily are medium in size, have stout body covered with long hairs. Their legs are without
spines.
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- Common Armyworm
  - Mythimna convecta, length 30m
- We sometimes found those caterpillars on grasses.
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- Sugarcane Armyworm
 - Leucania stenographa, body length 30mm,
- Found Oct 2007, Karawatha Forest, Dentata Trail. The moth was resting on a plastic bag when we saw it. It flies away after we
took the above photo. Check this page
for more information.
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- Cacao Armyworm
  - ? Tiracola plagiata, Caterpillar length 50mm
- The above caterpillar turn into a pupa, but this pupa never turn into a
moth.
- 1. Tiracola
plagiata
(Walker, 1857) - Australian Caterpillars, by Don Herbison-Evans & Stella Crossley,
2008.
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- Reference:
- 1. Moths
of Australia - I. F. B. Common, Melbourne University Press,
1990, p465.
- 3. HADENINAE
of Australia - Australian Caterpillars, by Don Herbison-Evans & Stella Crossley,
2009.
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