![Green looper caterpillar [Chrysodeixis eriosoma] Image: Jon Sullivan (CC-BY-4.0)](/assets/Tools-And-Resources/Identification/What-is-this-bug/green-looper-john-s__FitMaxWzg3Miw1NDVd.jpg)
Green looper caterpillar Chrysodeixis eriosoma Image: Jon Sullivan (CC-BY-4.0)
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Family
- Noctuidae
Size range
- Up to 40 mm long
Distribution
- Found from India to Australia and New Zealand
Life history
- Larval form of Silver Y moth
- Common in gardens
- Green semilooper caterpillar feeds on garden plants especially beans, potatoes and tomatoes
Gallery
![Green looper caterpillar [Chrysodeixis eriosoma] Image: Jon Sullivan (CC-BY-4.0) Image](/assets/Tools-And-Resources/Identification/What-is-this-bug/green-looper-john-s__ScaleWidthWzEwMjRd.jpg)
![Green looper caterpillar [Chrysodeixis eriosoma] Image: Jon Sullivan (CC-BY-4.0) Image](/assets/Tools-And-Resources/Identification/What-is-this-bug/green-looper-jon-sullivan-cc-by-4-0__ScaleWidthWzEwMjRd.jpg)
![Green looper caterpillar [Chrysodeixis eriosoma] Image: Angela Moles (CC-BY-NC) Image](/assets/Tools-And-Resources/Identification/What-is-this-bug/green-looper-angela_moles-cc-by-nc__ScaleWidthWzEwMjRd.jpeg)
![Silver Y moth [Chrysodeixis eriosoma] (female). Adult form of green looper caterpillar. Image](/assets/Tools-And-Resources/Identification/What-is-this-bug/chrysodeixis_eriosoma_f1__ScaleWidthWzEwMjRd.jpg)
![Silver Y moth [Chrysodeixis eriosoma] (male). Adult form of green looper caterpillar. Image](/assets/Tools-And-Resources/Identification/What-is-this-bug/chrysodeixis_eriosoma_m1__ScaleWidthWzEwMjRd.jpg)