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| Noctuidae (family) | 28 Dec 2025 | DianneClarke | ||
| Unverified | 28 Dec 2025 | AlisonMilton |
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Raised from a green looper caterpillar that was eating the Aquilegia seeds.
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WendyEM
wrote:
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.
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AlisonMilton NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Noctuoid moths (except Arctiinae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
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