Landcare Research - Manaaki Whenua

Landcare-Research -Manaaki Whenua

Silver Y moth

Chrysodeixis eriosoma (Doubleday)


Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae

Size range

  • Medium–sized moth, wingspan 36 mm

Distribution

  • Found from India to Australia and New Zealand

Life History

  • Common in gardens
  • Green semilooper caterpillar feeds on garden plants especially beans, potatoes and tomatoes

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