![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)
- Pūtoi
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Whānau
- Family
- Noctuidae
Te Rahi
- E 40 mm pea te roa.
Size range
- Up to 40 mm long
Te Tītaringa
- Ka kitea mai i Īnia ki Ahireiria me Aotearoa.
Distribution
- Found from India to Australia and New Zealand
Te Huringa Ora
- Te torongū o te pūrēhua hiriwa Y
- 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
- 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)