Australothis rubrescens

Australothis rubrescens, the Indian weed caterpillar, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found all over Australia (including Tasmania) and in Papua New Guinea.

Indian weed caterpillar
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Noctuidae
Genus:	Australothis
Species:	A. rubrescens
Binomial name
Australothis rubrescens Walker, 1858
Synonyms
Thalpophila rubrescens Walker, 1858 Chloridea aresca Turner, 1911 Chloridea caesia Warren, 1913 Chloridea rufa Warren, 1913 Heliothis hyperchroa Turner, 1920

Larvae have been recorded on Sigesbeckia orientalis,^[1] Ixiolaena brevicompta, Podolepis longipedata, Hibisucs, Nicotiana tabacum, Solanum dioicum and Stylidium productum.