Australothis rubrescens
Indian Weed Caterpillar at Higgins, ACT
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| Australothis rubrescens | WendyEM | 21 May 2026 | |
| Helicoverpa (genus) | WendyEM | 13 May 2026 | |
| Noctuidae (family) | DianneClarke | 28 Dec 2025 | |
| Unverified | AlisonMilton | 28 Dec 2025 |
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Raised from a green looper caterpillar that was eating the Aquilegia seeds.
2 comments
28 Dec 2025
If you still have it can you get a shot of the hindwings. It is probably Helicoverpa punctigera which has a dark band across the hindwing with no breaks in it. Was the green larva a bit striped longitudinally? With some hairs along the body.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.029638-35.238284
- Altitude 736.6m
- Places Higgins, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 25 Dec 2025 11:59 AM Recorded on
- AlisonMilton Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
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- AlisonMilton NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Australothis rubrescens Noctuoid moths (except Arctiinae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Species information
- Australothis rubrescens Scientific name
- Indian Weed Caterpillar Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 736.6m Recorded at altitude
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Synonyms
Heliothis rubrescens (IFB Common 1990 cited in Moths of Australia, MUP)
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