Australothis rubrescens, the Indian weed caterpillar, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found all over Australia (including Tasmania) and in Papua New Guinea.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Australothis |
| Species: | A. rubrescens
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| Binomial name | |
| Australothis rubrescens Walker, 1858
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Larvae have been recorded on Sigesbeckia orientalis,[1] Ixiolaena brevicompta, Podolepis longipedata, Hibisucs, Nicotiana tabacum, Solanum dioicum and Stylidium productum.
References
edit- ^ Don Herbison-Evans & Stella Crossley (August 24, 2004). "Australothis rubrescens". uts.edu.au. Archived from the original on August 1, 2008. Retrieved 2009-01-22.
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