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Eastern Alchymist
Aedia leucomelas
-37.896, 145.314
Field Notes
Description:
About 30mm long. Complex, mottled patterns of mostly black and white but this one had some hints of green also.
Habitat:
Attracted to lights at the local school.
Notes:
Also called Sweet Potato Leaf Worm or Sorcerer. Other images might show paler variations and I couldn't find the green. This species is found from France to Japan to Tasmania. Larvae feed on Bindweed, Morning Glory, Sweet Potato and others. <br>
family: NOCTUIDAE <br>
subfamily: Acronictinae <br>
Distribution in Australia http://spatial.ala.org.au/?q=lsid:%22urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.t…
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PublishedMarch 31, 2014
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