Xanthodes congenita

Xanthodes congenita, the golden noctuid or as larva, the hairy leafeating caterpillar, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by George Hampson in 1912.^[1] It is found in Australia in New South Wales, the Northern Territory and Queensland.

Xanthodes congenita
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Nolidae
Genus:	Xanthodes
Species:	X. congenita
Binomial name
Xanthodes congenita (Hampson, 1912)
Synonyms
Acontia congenita Hampson, 1912 Acontia obsoleta Strand, 1917 Acontia obsoleta Gaede, 1938

The larvae feed on the leaves, buds, flowers and fruit of Gossypium, Nephelium lappaceum and Durio zibethinus. It is considered to be a minor pest on these species. They have also been reported on Hibiscus rosa-sinensis and Brachychiton.^[2]