Chrysodeixis argentifera
Appearance
Tobacco looper | |
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Male | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Noctuidae |
Genus: | Chrysodeixis |
Species: | C. argentifera
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Binomial name | |
Chrysodeixis argentifera (Guenée, 1852)
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Synonyms | |
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Chrysodeixis argentifera, the tobacco looper, is a moth of the family Noctuidae.[1] It is found in Australia and New Zealand.
The wingspan is c. 30 mm.
The larvae feed on various plants, including sunflower, canola, tomato, various beans and silver beet.
References
[edit]- ^ "Chrysodeixis argentifera (Gueneeb, 1852)". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 2017-05-14.
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