Persectania ewingii
| Persectania ewingii | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Hexapoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Persectania |
| Species: | P. ewingii |
| Binomial name | |
| Persectania ewingii Westwood, 1839 | |
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The Southern Armyworm (Persectania ewingii) 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. [1]
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.
References
- ↑ Don Herbison-Evans & Stella Crossley (March 15, 2005). "Persectania ewingii". uts.edu.au. Archived from the original on 2008-08-03. Retrieved 2009-01-22.
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