Kauaʻi record · KCA-IA-00649
Green Garden Looper
Chrysodeixis eriosoma
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About Green Garden Looper
Green Garden Looper (Chrysodeixis eriosoma) is a member of Noctuidae in the order Lepidoptera. Its recorded origin status on Kauaʻi is introduced.
Green Garden Looper (Chrysodeixis eriosoma) is documented from Kauaʻi. Noctuid moths have complete metamorphosis. Many larvae are cutworms or foliage feeders and many adults are nocturnal. On Kauaʻi, observations are most useful when they record host/crop, caterpillar, adult light records, damage pattern, and parasitoids. Where island-specific host, prey, breeding-site, abundance, or seasonal information is not yet firmly documented, those details should remain tied to direct specimens and field observations rather than inferred from populations elsewhere.
Green Garden Looper (Chrysodeixis eriosoma) is an introduced, highly polyphagous moth present on Kauaʻi. Eggs, looping caterpillars, pupae, and adults are all useful identification stages.
Kauaʻi occurrence evidence: UH CTAHR states the Green Garden Looper is now present on all Hawaiian islands.
The cited occurrence evidence does not by itself establish current abundance or population trend on Kauaʻi.
Life cycle
Egg; caterpillar; pupa; adult.
Habitat
Vegetation, crops, gardens, grassland, or forest depending on host use.
Food and ecological role
Larvae feed on plant tissues; adults generally take nectar or other liquids.
Reproduction
Females lay eggs on or near larval host plants.
Movement
Adults can be strong dispersers; larvae move among nearby host plants.
Ecosystem role
Plant herbivore; some are major crop pests.
Threats and impacts
Damage potential depends on larval host breadth and abundance.
Monitoring
Record host/crop, caterpillar, adult light records, damage pattern, and parasitoids.
Names and classification
- Scientific name
- Chrysodeixis eriosoma
- Common names
- Green Garden Looper
- Family
- Noctuidae
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Record type
- species
Kauaʻi occurrence and status
- Kauaʻi occurrence
- Present
- Origin
- Introduced
- Conservation status
- Not assessed
Process and seasonal context
- Seasonal description
- Green Garden Looper (Chrysodeixis eriosoma) is a member of Noctuidae in the order Lepidoptera. Its recorded origin status on Kauaʻi is introduced.