Chrysodeixis eriosoma

Adult Chrysodeixis eriosoma has a wingspan of 42 mm. Some specimens are much darker than others. The literature referring to C. chalcites in southern and eastern Asia or Oceania may actually refer to C. eriosoma. Larva The larvae are green with a number of faint longitudinal dorsal and lateral white lines. They also sometimes have black dots on their sides. As for most other plusiine, they lack two pair of prolegs and thus move in a looper fashion, which is somewhat similar to caterpillars in the family Geometridae. They grow to a length of about 4 cm. ==Life cycle==

Duration of the pupal stage varies from a few days in summer to about a month in winter. Adults live from ten to twelve days. ==Pest status==

C.eriosoma is a pest of crops in the Solanaceae, Leguminosae, Cruciferae, and Malvaceae. ==References==