Southern Armyworm

Persectania ewingii

The Southern Armyworm is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in the South and East of Australia and often migrates across the Bass Strait to Tasmania. The wingspan is about 40 mm.
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Food

The larvae feed on "Pisum sativum", "Linum usitatissimum" and "Hordeum" species and it is considered a pest on these species. It causes severe damage by chewing through the stems of the foodplant, thus severing the seedheads.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyNoctuidae
GenusPersectania
SpeciesP. ewingii
Photographed in
Australia