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Moth This Moth was attracted by light at night to the Hotel, seen outside my Hotel room.<br /> <br /> It could possibly be Tomato Green Looper, locally in Fiji called Green Semi-Looper - Chrysodeixis eriosoma. This Moth or specifically the Caterpillars are considered a pest. Chrysodeixis eriosoma,Fiji,Green Garden Looper,Moth Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

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This Moth was attracted by light at night to the Hotel, seen outside my Hotel room.

It could possibly be Tomato Green Looper, locally in Fiji called Green Semi-Looper - Chrysodeixis eriosoma. This Moth or specifically the Caterpillars are considered a pest.

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  1. View Flown Kimmerling's profile
    Flown Kimmerling
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    This is some sort of Looper moth I believe. Look towards Subfamily Plusiinae.
    https://bugguide.net/node/view/12377

    This looks really similar to the Soybean Looper moth, but I'm not sure if it is within your distribution! Perhaps it is something similar?
    https://www.jungledragon.com/specie/16082/soybean-looper-moth.html     Posted 6 years ago, modified 6 years ago
    1. View Albert Kang's profile
      Albert Kang
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      Thanks a lot, Lisa! :)
      I found that this it could possibly be Chrysodeixis eriosoma - Tomato Green Looper documented in Fiji and in Fiji, its called Green Semi-Looper. Looks like the caterpillars are considered a pest :(

      http://www.pestnet.org/fact_sheets/tomato_green_looper_333.htm       Posted 6 years ago
      1. View Flown Kimmerling's profile
        Flown Kimmerling
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        Nice! I'm glad you found a match!

        Yes, a lot of loopers are considered pests, but I don't necessarily see them that way. :) I blame humans for wanting "perfect" monocultures! It is like putting a feast in front of insects and expecting them not to enjoy themselves.         Posted 6 years ago
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          So true and veggies in the most perfect conditions are usually laden with insecticides and pesticides which are not good to our health! Posted 6 years ago

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The Green Garden Looper

The Green Garden Looper is a moth of the family Noctuidae. Mostly cosmopolitan distribution, it is a serious pest found throughout Wadelai, Aden, Japan, China, throughout the Indian, Sri Lanka, Malayan, and Australasian regions. It is present in Hawaii and recorded as an incursion in mainland North America and Russia.

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Uploaded Nov 11, 2018. Captured Oct 2, 2018 19:09.
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  • TG-5
  • f/6.3
  • 1/400s
  • ISO200
  • 18mm