Chrysodeixis argentifera

Tobacco looper
Female
Male
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Chrysodeixis
Species:
C. argentifera
Binomial name
Chrysodeixis argentifera
(Guenée, 1852)
Synonyms
  • Plusia argentifera Guenée, 1852
  • Plusia secundaria Walker, [1858]
  • Phytometra argentifera

Chrysodeixis argentifera, the tobacco looper, is a moth of the family Noctuidae.[1] It is found in Australia and New Zealand.

The wingspan is c. 30 mm.

The larvae feed on various plants, including sunflower, canola, tomato, various beans and silver beet.

References

  1. ^ "Chrysodeixis argentifera (Gueneeb, 1852)". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 2017-05-14.
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