Chrysodeixis includens, the soybean looper, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is known as falso medidor in north-eastern Mexico. It is found from southern Quebec and southern Ontario through the eastern and southern part of the United States to Central America and South America, the Antilles and the Galápagos Islands. It is known to be migratory. The species was first described by Francis Walker in 1858.
Caterpillar
Species of moth
Chrysodeixis includens
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Superfamily:
Noctuoidea
Family:
Noctuidae
Genus:
Chrysodeixis
Species:
C.includens
Binomial name
Chrysodeixis includens
(Walker, 1858)
Synonyms
Pseudoplusia includens
Plusia includens
Phalaena oo
Plusia hamifera
Plusia binotula
Plusia dyaus
Plusia pertusa
Plusia culta
Phytometra oo ab. oonana
The wingspan is 28–39mm. The adults are on wing from April to November depending on the location.
The larvae feed on a wide range of plants. Recorded food plants are Asteraceae, Brassicaceae, Commelinaceae, Euphorbiaceae, Fabaceae, Geraniaceae, Lamiaceae, Lauraceae, Malvaceae, Solanaceae, Verbenaceae, Medicago sativa, Phaseolus polystachios, Glycine max, Gossypium herbaceum, Nicotiana tabacum, Lycopersicum esculentum, Brassica and Lactuca sativa.
The Mexican free-tailed bat (Tadarida brasiliensis) may feed on the soybean looper.
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