Biology:Diarsia intermixta
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Short description: Species of moth
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Diarsia |
| Species: | D. intermixta
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| Diarsia intermixta Guenée, 1852[1]
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Diarsia intermixta, also known as the orange peel moth,[2] is a species of moth in the family Noctuidae.[1] It is found from Queensland to Tasmania in Australia , as well as in New Zealand, and islands in the south Pacific.[3]
The larvae feed on nettles, Sinapis alba, Arctotheca calendula, Histiopteris incisa, Pteridium esculentum, and is considered a pest on Brassica rapa.[2][4] Adults are on the wing in summer and autumn.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Diarsia intermixta (Gueneea, 1852)". Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. http://www.nzor.org.nz/names/6cd8ee62-cd9e-4482-9890-7f64fb04185d.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 , pp. 19, Wikidata Q115211440
- ↑ Hoare, Robert (2014). Moths & Butterflies of New Zealand. New Zealand: New Holland Publishers Ltd. p. 136. ISBN 9781869663995.
- ↑ , Wikidata Q115528508
Wikidata ☰ Q3026353 entry
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