Ctenoplusia albostriata (Bremer & Grey, 1853)
(one synonym: Plusia nubila)
 PLUSIINAE ,  NOCTUIDAE

Don Herbison-Evans ( donherbisonevans@yahoo.com )
&
Stella Crossley


The Caterpillars of this species are green pseudo-loopers. They have sparse hairs with white tips. The Caterpillars feed on various members of the family ASTERACEAE. The specimen above was found on

  • Flaxleaf Fleabane ( Conyza bonariensis ),

    but has been recorded on plants from other families, including:

  • Chinese Lantern Tree ( Dichrostachys cinerea, FABACEAE ).

    It grows to a length of about 3 cms., and pupates in a loose cocoon in a curled up leaf.


    The adults are fawn with a prominent white bar diagonally across each forewing. They have a wingspan of about 3 cms. The sex attractant pheromones of this moth have been elucidated.

    The species is found all over east Asia and the Pacific, inclding:

  • Borneo,
  • Hong Kong,
  • Japan, and most of
  • Australia.


    (Specimen: courtesy of the Macleay Museum, University of Sydney)

    Further reading :

    Ian F.B. Common,
    Moths of Australia, Melbourne University Press, 1990, p. 459.

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    (updated 14 October 2008)