Diarsia intermixta

Diarsia intermixta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Diarsia
Species: D. intermixta
Binomial name
Diarsia intermixta
Guénée, 1852
Synonyms
  • Graphiphora compta

Diarsia intermixta is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from Queensland to Tasmania in Australia, as well as in New Zealand, and islands in the south Pacific.

The wingspan is about 30 mm.[1]

The larvae feed on Sinapsis alba, Arctotheca calendula and is considered a pest on Brassica rapa.

References

  1. Don Herbison-Evans & Stella Crossley (August 7, 2004). "Diarsia intermixta". uts.edu.au. Retrieved 2009-01-22.


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