![Silver Y moth [Chrysodeixis eriosoma] (male). Adult form of green looper caterpillar.](/assets/Tools-And-Resources/Identification/What-is-this-bug/chrysodeixis_eriosoma_m1__FitMaxWzg3Miw1NDVd.jpg)
Silver Y moth Chrysodeixis eriosoma (male). Adult form of green looper caterpillar.
- Pūtoi
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Whānau
- Family
- Noctuidae
Te Rahi
- He pūrēhua āhua rahi, e 36 mm te whānui mai i te pito o tētahi parirau ki tētahi.
Size range
- Medium–sized moth, wingspan 36 mm
Te Tītaringa
- Ka kitea mai i Īnia ki Ahireiria me Aotearoa.
Distribution
- Found from India to Australia and New Zealand
Te Huringa Ora
- E kaha ana te kitea i te māra.
- Kai ai te anuhe kākāriki whakakoromeke pahara i ngā tipu o te māra, tae atu ki te pīni, ki te rīwai me te tōmato.
Life history
- Common in gardens
- Green semilooper caterpillar feeds on garden plants especially beans, potatoes and tomatoes
![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)
![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)
![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)