Subfamily PLUSIINAE
Family Noctuidae
This page contains pictures and information about moths and caterpillars in family Noctuidae that we found in the Brisbane area, Queensland, Australia.
Tobacco Looper - Chrysodeixis argentifera
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- Wingspan 30mm
- This moth is brown in colours, with bunch of hairs on its head. There are two large white dots and a small white 'S' mark on each forewing.
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- This moth is common in early summer in bush near the Bulimba Creek.
- The caterpillar is semi-looper, green in colour with thick darker green line on its back. It feeds on different of agricultural and garden plants include tomato, beans and sunflowers.
- Reference:
- 1. Chrysodeixis argentifera - Caterpillars of Australian, by Don Herbison-Evans & Stella Crossley, 2007.
- 2. Moths of Australia - I. F. B. Common, Melbourne University Press, 1990, Fig 48.15.
- 3. Insects of Australia - CSIRO, Division of Entomology, Melbourne University Press, 2nd Edition 1991, p914.
- 4. Northern Territory Insects, A Comprehensive Guide CD - Graham Brown, 2009.
