Dasygaster padockina (Le Guillou, 1841) is a animal in the Noctuidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Dasygaster padockina (Le Guillou, 1841)

Dasygaster padockina (Le Guillou, 1841)

Dasygaster padockina, the Tasmanian cutworm, is a Noctuidae moth found in Australia whose larvae feed on various grasses.

Family
Genus
Dasygaster
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Dasygaster padockina (Le Guillou, 1841)

Dasygaster padockina, commonly known as the Tasmanian cutworm, is a moth species that belongs to the family Noctuidae. This species is found in Australia. The larvae of Dasygaster padockina feed on a wide variety of grasses.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Noctuidae Dasygaster

More from Noctuidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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