Persectania ewingii
Persectania ewingii, the southern armyworm, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in the south and east of Australia and often migrates across the Bass Strait to Tasmania.
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The wingspan is about 40 mm.[1]
The larvae feed on Pisum sativum, Linum usitatissimum and Hordeum species and it is considered a pest on these species. It causes severe damage by chewing through the stems of the food plant, thus severing the seed heads.
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- Don Herbison-Evans & Stella Crossley (March 15, 2005). "Persectania ewingii". uts.edu.au. Archived from the original on 2008-08-03. Retrieved 2009-01-22.
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