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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Noctuidae |
Genus: | Diarsia |
Species: | D. intermixta
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Diarsia intermixta | |
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Diarsia intermixta, also known as the orange peel moth, [2] is a species of moth in the family Noctuidae. [1] It is found from Queensland to Tasmania in Australia, as well as in New Zealand, and islands in the south Pacific. [3]
The larvae feed on nettles, Sinapis alba, Arctotheca calendula, Histiopteris incisa, Pteridium esculentum, and is considered a pest on Brassica rapa. [2] [4] Adults are on the wing in summer and autumn. [2]
Diarsia intermixta | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Noctuidae |
Genus: | Diarsia |
Species: | D. intermixta
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Binomial name | |
Diarsia intermixta | |
Synonyms | |
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Diarsia intermixta, also known as the orange peel moth, [2] is a species of moth in the family Noctuidae. [1] It is found from Queensland to Tasmania in Australia, as well as in New Zealand, and islands in the south Pacific. [3]
The larvae feed on nettles, Sinapis alba, Arctotheca calendula, Histiopteris incisa, Pteridium esculentum, and is considered a pest on Brassica rapa. [2] [4] Adults are on the wing in summer and autumn. [2]