Eudesmeola lawsoni
Eudesmeola lawsoni EREBINAE EREBIDAE
Was:- Eudesmeola lawsoni CATOCALINAE NOCTUIDAEThe larval food plant is Scrub Wilga, Geijera salicifolia (Family RUTACEAE).
For those readers not familiar with the Wilga trees you can search for Wilga on http://toowoombaplants2008.blogspot.com.au
There are a couple of articles worth reading.
With a wingspan around 70 mm it is not a small moth.
Family:- EREBIDAE
Sub Family:- EREBINAE
Genus:- Eudesmeola
Species:- lawsoni
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Helicoverpa armigera HELIOTHINAE NOCTUIDAE
The most likely larval food plant here is the common milk thistle Sonchus oleraceus, ASTERACEAE. This thistle is an imported weed but is very common here. I don't know if there are any native plants that it prefers. The moth is also a major pest on a large variety of vegetable food crops and some ornamental plants.
Family:- NOCTUIDAE
Sub Family:- HELIOTHINAE
Genus:- Helicoverpa
Species:- armigera
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