Dasygaster padockina

The Tasmanian cutworm (Dasygaster padockina) is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in Australia.

Dasygaster padockina
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Noctuidae
Genus:
Dasygaster
Species:
D. padockina
Binomial name
Dasygaster padockina
(Le Guillou, 1841)
Synonyms
  • Noctua padockina Le Guillou, 1841
  • Dasygaster hollandiae Guenée, 1852
  • Dasygaster leucanioides Guenée, 1852
  • Graphiphora facilis Walker, 1857
  • Mamestra confundens Walker, 1869
  • Dasygaster hollandiae suffusa Warren, 1912
  • Perigea brunneotincta Strand, 1916

The larvae feed on various grasses.


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