Cosmodes elegans

Cosmodes elegans
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Cosmodes
Species: C. elegans
Binomial name
Cosmodes elegans
(Donovan, 1805)
Synonyms
  • Phalaena elegans

The Green Blotched Moth (Cosmodes elegans) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in New South Wales, Norfolk Island, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia and New Zealand.

The wingspan is about 40 mm.[1]

The larvae feed on Lobelia inflata, Verbena species and Wahlenbergia species.

References

  1. Don Herbison-Evans & Stella Crossley (October 11, 2008). "Cosmodes elegans". uts.edu.au. Archived from the original on 2008-07-30. Retrieved 2009-01-23.


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