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Green Looper
Chrysodeixis eriosoma
-37.8956, 145.315
Field Notes
Description:
A beautiful moth with a wing span of 30 mm. Wings had shades of green, purple and brown in a background of shimmering gold. Each fore wing showed a white "8" shaped mark with a narrow separation in the middle.<br>
The thorax showed wedge-shaped tufts of brown setae. Paler tufts seen along the dorsal aspect of the abdomen. Smaller Tufts of brown setae .
Antennae were thin and about half the body length.
Habitat:
Spotted under brights lights in a suburban area
Notes:
Larvae of these moths are green with faint white stripes and small black spots along the sides. They feed on plants of several species (ornamentals). Hence are seen as a pest in gardens.
Family:Noctuidae
Subfamily: Plusiinae
Reference Links:
Chrysodeixis eriosoma
Species ID Suggestions
Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedApril 7, 2014
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