Australothis rubrescens

Indian weed caterpillar
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
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, 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.