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Southern Armyworm

Persectania ewingii

Photo by Mark Ridgway
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Approx. 30mm long.

Habitat:

Attracted to strong night lights at a local used car yard.

Notes:

It is an agricultural pest, causing damage to pastures and crops, such as

Barley ( Hordeum species, POACEAE ),
Garden Peas ( Pisum sativum, FABACEAE ), and
Flax ( Linum usatissimum, LINACEAE ).

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Persectania ewingii

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Comments (2)
Arya
Nice one Mark

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Dandenong Ranges - fauna & flora
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PublishedNovember 20, 2013

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