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Chrysodeixis subsidens

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Australian cabbage looper
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Chrysodeixis
Species:
C. subsidens
Binomial name
Chrysodeixis subsidens
Walker, 1858
Synonyms
  • Phytometra subsidens
  • Plusia subsidens Walker, 1858
  • Phytometra pseudochalcytes Hampson, 1913
  • Chrysodeixis assidens Ronkay, 1986

Chrysodeixis subsidens, the Australian cabbage looper, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in Australia.

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The wingspan is ca. 30 mm.

The larvae feed on various plants, including cabbage and other brassicas, tomato and other Solanaceae, and silver beet.

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