Acantholeucania loreyi

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Acantholeucania loreyi (= Leucania loreyi) (click on image to enlarge it)
Author(s): Simon Hinkley & Ken Walker, Museum Victoria
Source: Wikimedia Commons

Acantholeucania loreyi (Duponchel, 1827) - (loreyi leafworm - false army worm)

This moth is widely distributed in warmer parts of Europe, Africa, Asia and Australia. It is a pest of gramineous crops like maize, other cereals or sugarcane. Caterpillars often feed gregariously and can defoliate plants. The caterpillars are brownish or green, striped with four lines on the head. The wingspan of the adults is around 4 cm.

Synonyms:
Leucania loreyi
Mythimna loreyi
Noctuo loreyi