Diarsia intermixta

Diarsia intermixta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Noctuidae
Genus:	Diarsia
Species:	D. intermixta
Binomial name
	Diarsia intermixta; Guenée, 1852
Synonyms
	Graphiphora compta;

Diarsia intermixta, also known as the orange peel moth, is a species of moth in the family Noctuidae. It is found from Queensland to Tasmania in Australia, as well as in New Zealand, and islands in the south Pacific.

The larvae feed on nettles, Sinapis alba, Arctotheca calendula, Histiopteris incisa, Pteridium esculentum, and is considered a pest on Brassica rapa. Adults are on the wing in summer and autumn.

References

1 2 "Diarsia intermixta (Gueneea, 1852)". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 2018-06-13.
1 2 3 Crowe, Andrew (2004). Life-Size Guide to New Zealand Native Ferns: Featuring the unique caterpillars which feed on them. p. 19. ISBN 0-14-301924-4. Wikidata Q115211440.
↑ Hoare, Robert (2014). Moths & Butterflies of New Zealand. New Zealand: New Holland Publishers Ltd. p. 136. ISBN 9781869663995.
↑ L. Hill (2007). "The chevron cutworm, Diarsia intermixta (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae: Noctuinae) in Tasmania". Victorian Entomologist. 37 (5): 68–76. ISSN 0310-6780. Wikidata Q115528508. {{Cite Q}}: Missing first/last names in Wikidata for L. Hill (help)

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[NZOR-1] 1 2 "Diarsia intermixta (Gueneea, 1852)". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 2018-06-13.

[Crowe2004-2] 1 2 3 Crowe, Andrew (2004). Life-Size Guide to New Zealand Native Ferns: Featuring the unique caterpillars which feed on them. p. 19. ISBN 0-14-301924-4. Wikidata Q115211440.

[3] Hoare, Robert (2014). Moths & Butterflies of New Zealand. New Zealand: New Holland Publishers Ltd. p. 136. ISBN 9781869663995.

[Hill2007-4] L. Hill (2007). "The chevron cutworm, Diarsia intermixta (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae: Noctuinae) in Tasmania". Victorian Entomologist. 37 (5): 68–76. ISSN 0310-6780. Wikidata Q115528508. {{Cite Q}}: Missing first/last names in Wikidata for L. Hill (help)