Diarsia intermixta

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Diarsia intermixta
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Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Diarsia
Species:
D. intermixta
Binomial name
Diarsia intermixta
Synonyms
  • Graphiphora compta

Diarsia intermixta 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.[2]

The wingspan is about 30 mm.

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

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Diarsia intermixta (Gueneea, 1852)". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 2018-06-13.
  2. ^ Hoare, Robert (2014). Moths & Butterflies of New Zealand. New Zealand: New Holland Publishers Ltd. p. 136. ISBN 9781869663995.
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