1. PaDIL Species Factsheet

Scientific Name: eriosoma Doubleday, 1843 (: : : )

Common Name Green Garden Looper Live link: http://www.padil.gov.au/maf-border/Pest/Main/141498

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2.1. Details Specimen Contact: MAF Plant Health & Environment Laboratory - [email protected] Author: MAF Plant Health & Environment Laboratory Citation: MAF Plant Health & Environment Laboratory (2011) Green Garden Looper() Updated on 5/16/2014 Available online: PaDIL - http://www.padil.gov.au Image Use: Free for use under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY- NC 4.0)

2.2. URL Live link: http://www.padil.gov.au/maf-border/Pest/Main/141498

2.3. Facets Commodity Overview: Horticulture Commodity Type: Basil and Mint, Citrus produce, Fabaceous produce, Taro leaves, Tomato, Tamarillo & Egg plant Distribution: 0 Unknown Status: NZ - Exotic Groups: Host Family: 0 Unknown Pest Status: 0 Unknown

2.4. Other Names Plusia eriosoma Doubleday, 1843 Plusia verticillata Guenée, 1852

2.5. Diagnostic Notes **Adult**

Wingspan 36 mm. Dark grey-brown, with bunched hairs on its head which look like a short pair of horns. On each fore wing is a silvery figure of eight with the two halves separated. Tiny silver 's' on the fore wings absent. Males have long orange hair-like scales on either side of the abdomen.

**Larva**

Up to 40 mm in length. Head capsule setae AF2 only just dorsal to frons apex; setae pair P1 on a level well dorsal to that of AF2; larvae of all instars with at most faint longitudinal bands of scobinations; later instars with longitudinal zones of irregular pale white lines, but overall effect is light green; early instars with black pinacula of seta SD1 on segments A1-A8 larger than pinacula of other setae; spinneret tapering (elongate- conical); later instar mandible with outer margin straight and only two inner ridges each with a subapical conspicuously darkened tooth. Prolegs absent on segments A3, A4.

**Pupa**

Green, often with brown markings which often resemble a face.

**References**

- Bejakovich, D. & Dugdale, J.S. (1991). _Keys to late-instar larvae & adults of Noctuidae (Lepidoptera) encountered in field surveys and border control in New Zealand_. 55 pp.

- Holloway, J.D. (2001). _The Moths of Borneo_. Available online: http://www.mothsofborneo.com/part- 14/plusiinae/plusiinae_1_1.php (Date of access: 9 June 2009).

2.6. References - Bejakovich, D. & Dugdale, J.S. (1991). _Keys to late-instar larvae & adults of Noctuidae (Lepidoptera) encountered in field surveys and border control in New Zealand_. 55 pp. - Holloway, J.D. (2001). _The Moths of Borneo_. Available online: http://www.mothsofborneo.com/part-14/plusiinae/plusiinae_1_1.php (Date of access: 9 June 2009).

2.7. Web Links The Moths of Borneo: http://www.mothsofborneo.com/part-14/plusiinae/plusiinae_1_1.php Caterpillars: especially Australian ones: http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/plus/eriosom.html 3. Diagnostic Images

LEP43 LEP43 Dorsal - Adult: Caroline Harding MAF Headside - Adult: Caroline Harding MAF

LEP43 LEP43 Headtop - Adult: Caroline Harding MAF Lateral - Adult: Caroline Harding MAF

LEP43 LEP43 Ventral - Adult: Caroline Harding MAF Wing - Adult: Caroline Harding MAF

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