Chrysodeixis (genus)
Green looper (Plusiinae at Franklin, ACT
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| Chrysodeixis (genus) | MichaelMulvaney | 16 Aug 2026 | |
| Chrysodeixis (genus) | WendyEM | 14 Aug 2026 | |
| Unverified | chriselidie | 14 Aug 2026 |
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Old photos from 2025. Green looper caterpillar (pictures 1-3), ate grass. Settled on white fabric roof in loose white cocoon. No pupa formed, but the caterpillar became a green mass that appeared to contain some parasite (picture 4). About ten days later, the mass had turned brown and looked like a cluster of cocoons/pupae (picture 5). I watched this for almost a year, but could never see anything hatch from the cluster. Assume they were very tiny wasps that escaped through the fabric at some point.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.147441-35.193023
- Places Franklin, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 28 Jun 2025 01:46 PM Recorded on
- chriselidie Recorded by
- Grass Associated plant
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
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- chriselidie NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Chrysodeixis (genus) Noctuoid moths (except Arctiinae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Species information
- Chrysodeixis (genus) Scientific name
- Green looper (Plusiinae Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 640.4m Recorded at altitude
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