Australothis rubrescens (Walker, 1858)
(one synonym : Heliothis hyperchroa Turner, 1920)
 HELIOTHINAE ,   NOCTUIDAE

Don Herbison-Evans ( donherbisonevans@yahoo.com )
&
Stella Crossley

(updated 8 August 2011)


(Photo: courtesy of Donald Hobern, Aranda)

This Caterpillar is commonly found on :

  • Indian Weed ( Sigesbeckia orientalis, ASTERACEAE ).


    (Specimen: courtesy of the Macleay Museum, University of Sydney)

    This adult moth has rusty brown forewings, and pale yellow hindwings with a wide black border.

    Th species has been found in

  • New Zealand,
    and all over Australia, including
  • Western Australia,
  • Northern Territory,
  • Queensland,
  • Australian Capital Territory
  • Tasmania,
  • South Australia, and
  • Norfolk Island.

    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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