Green Cutworm Profile | Undescribed Proteuxoa S1, dorsal | |||||
Class: | Animals (Animalia) - Jointed Legs (Arthropoda) - Insects (Insecta) | ||||
Order: | Butterflies & Moths (Lepidoptera) | ||||
Family: | Owlet moth (:Noctuoidea Noctuidae Acronictinae) iNaturalist Observation | ||||
Species: | Green Cutworm (Neumichtis saliaris) | ||||
This Photo: | Front | ||||
Thank you Cathy Powers for identifying this species for us General Species Information: Found in the Adelaide Hills and possibly elsewhere The common name is based on the green caterpillar. Originally we identified this as N. archephanes They are an incredibly variable species going from this dark blue morph through to very pale brown. The subterminal line is the key, and on N. archephanes it's straight, not curved like this one. The subterminal line is the line between the blue band at the back of the forewings and the brown brown area torwards the middle of the forewings. | |||||
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