Chrysodeixis argentifera Guenée, 1852 is a animal in the Noctuidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Chrysodeixis argentifera Guenée, 1852

Chrysodeixis argentifera Guenée, 1852

Chrysodeixis argentifera, the tobacco looper, is a noctuoid moth found in Australia and New Zealand.

Family
Genus
Chrysodeixis
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Chrysodeixis argentifera Guenée, 1852

Chrysodeixis argentifera, commonly known as the tobacco looper, is a species of moth in the family Noctuidae. This species is found in Australia and New Zealand. It has a wingspan of approximately 30 millimetres. The larvae of this moth feed on a wide variety of plants, including sunflower, canola, tomato, various types of beans, and silver beet.

Photo: (c) Victor W Fazio III, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Victor W Fazio III · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Noctuidae Chrysodeixis

More from Noctuidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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