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Southern Armyworm

Persectania ewingii

Description:

Approx. 30mm long.

Habitat:

Attracted to strong night lights at a local used car yard.

Notes:

It is an agricultural pest, causing damage to pastures and crops, such as Barley ( Hordeum species, POACEAE ), Garden Peas ( Pisum sativum, FABACEAE ), and Flax ( Linum usatissimum, LINACEAE ).

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2 Comments

Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 10 years ago

Thanks Arya.

Arya
Arya 10 years ago

Nice one Mark

Mark Ridgway
Spotted by
Mark Ridgway

Victoria, Australia

Spotted on Nov 11, 2013
Submitted on Nov 20, 2013

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