Australothis rubrescens
Australothis rubrescens | |
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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 | |
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The Indian weed caterpillar (Australothis rubrescens) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. 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
- ↑ Don Herbison-Evans & Stella Crossley (August 24, 2004). "Australothis rubrescens". uts.edu.au. Archived from the original on 2008-08-01. Retrieved 2009-01-22.
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