Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Genus Australothis Phylum Arthropoda Order Butterflies and moths | Subphylum Hexapoda Family Noctuidae Scientific name Australothis rubrescens Rank Species | |
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Similar Butterflies and moths, Helicoverpa gelotopoeon, Heliothinae, Helicoverpa assulta, Helicoverpa punctigera | ||
The Indian weed caterpillar (Australothis rubrescens) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found all over Australia (including Tasmania) and in Papua New Guinea.
Larvae have been recorded on Sigesbeckia orientalis, Ixiolaena brevicompta, Podolepis longipedata, Hibisucs, Nicotiana tabacum, Solanum dioicum and Stylidium productum.
References
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