Western Australia MothsWA Moth Index Abantiades hydrographus Anomis definata Ardices glatignyi Austropaschia porrigens Ctenoplusia albostriata Hestiochora occidentalis Hippotion celerio (Vine Hawk Moth) Hippotion scrofa (Coprosma Hawk Moth) Myrtartona rufiventris Synemon spp

Ctenoplusia albostriata (subfamily Plusiinae, family Noctuidae), is commonly known as the Eastern Streaked Plusia and the Eastern Streaked Looper. It found across India, Sri Lanka, eastern Asia and the Pacific, including Australia and New Zealand.

The head, thorax and forewings are brown with a grey tinge. The caterpillars are green pseudo-loopers.

Ctenoplusia albostriata, Swan View WA © Jean and Fred Hort
Ctenoplusia albostriata, Swan View WA © Jean and Fred Hort
Ctenoplusia albostriata, Swan View WA © Jean and Fred Hort
Ctenoplusia albostriata, Swan View WA © Jean and Fred Hort

  • Scientific classification
  • Kingdom: Animalia
  • Phylum: Arthropoda
  • Subphylum: Hexapoda
  • Class: Insecta
  • Informal: Pterygotes
  • Order: Lepidoptera
  • Unranked: Ditrysia
  • Superfamily: Noctuoidea
  • Family: Noctuidae
  • Subfamily: Plusiinae
  • Genus: Ctenoplusia
  • Species: Ctenoplusia albostriata

Footnote & References

  1. Ctenoplusia albostriata, Photographs © Jean and Fred Hort
  2. Many thanks to Paul Kay for confirmation of ID, member of Australian butterflies and moths, Facebook group, https://www.facebook.com/groups/799465170167144
  3. Ctenoplusia albostriata (Bremer & Grey, 1853), Atlas of Living Australia, https://bie.ala.org.au/species/Ctenoplusia albostriata
  4. Eastern Streaked Plusia Ctenoplusia albostriata, iNaturalistAU, https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/taxa/202787-Ctenoplusia-albostriata

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