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False army worm - Leucania loreyi Attracted to UV light . The only one on that night as it was down to 10celsius in temperature . Australia,Encounter Bay SA,Fall,False army worm,Geotagged,Leucania loreyi,UVL,eamw moth Click/tap to enlarge

False army worm - Leucania loreyi

Attracted to UV light . The only one on that night as it was down to 10celsius in temperature .

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The False army worm

"Leucania loreyi", the cosmopolitan, false army worm or nightfeeding rice armyworm, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in most of African countries, the Indo-Australian subtropics and tropics of India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, the eastern Palearctic realm, and the Near East and Middle East. The species was first described by Philogène Auguste Joseph Duponchel in 1827.

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Similar species: Moths And Butterflies
Species identified by Ernst
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Uploaded Jun 18, 2025. Captured Jun 18, 2025 14:22 in 72 Franklin Parade, Encounter Bay SA 5211, Australia.
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  • Canon EOS 700D
  • f/10.0
  • 1/83s
  • ISO400
  • 72mm
Captured in the fall. More fall photos.