(one synonym : Heliothis hyperchroa Turner, 1920)
HELIOTHINAE , NOCTUIDAE
Don Herbison-Evans (
donherbisonevans@yahoo.com )
&
Stella Crossley
(updated 24 August 2004)
(Specimen: courtesy of the
Macleay Museum, University of Sydney)
Don Herbison-Evans (
donherbisonevans@yahoo.com )
&
Stella Crossley
(updated 24 August 2004)
(Specimen: courtesy of the
Macleay Museum, University of Sydney)
This Caterpillar is commonly found on :
This adult moth has rusty brown forewings, abd pale yellow hindwings with a wide black border.
Th species may be found all over Australia, including Tasmania.
Further reading :
Ian F.B. Common,
Moths of Australia,
Melbourne University Press, 1990, p. 469.
Marcus Matthews,
Heliothine Moths of Australia:
A Guide to Pest Bollworms and Related Noctuid Groups,
CSIRO Publishing, Melbourne 1999.
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