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Scientific Name: Agarista agricola
Common Name(s): Josephs coat moth
Other Names: NA
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Subfamily: Agaristinae
Genus: Agarista
Species: A agricola
Distribution: Across the top end of Australia down to Sydney on east coast
Habitat: During the day they hide among grass or on tree trunk near the ground.
Field Notes: Spatulate projections over body of caterpillar, an orange and black form of the caterpillar also exists (cats to 7cms). Moth is spectularly coloured black with yellow and red sections. Grapes serve as a host plant.
Common Name(s): Josephs coat moth
Other Names: NA
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Subfamily: Agaristinae
Genus: Agarista
Species: A agricola
Distribution: Across the top end of Australia down to Sydney on east coast
Habitat: During the day they hide among grass or on tree trunk near the ground.
Field Notes: Spatulate projections over body of caterpillar, an orange and black form of the caterpillar also exists (cats to 7cms). Moth is spectularly coloured black with yellow and red sections. Grapes serve as a host plant.


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