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Painted apple moth

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Painted apple moth
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Orgyia
Species:
O. anartoides
Binomial name
Orgyia anartoides
(Walker, 1855)
Synonyms
  • Teia pusilla Butler, 1882
  • Orgyia phineus Herrich-Schäffer, [1858]
  • Teia anartoides

The painted apple moth (Orgyia anartoides) is a tussock moth native to Australia. It is notable as a pest in pine forests, and is classified as a pest in New Zealand.[1]

In New Zealand, controversy over an aerial spraying programme arose when an outbreak of the moth was identified in Auckland.

  • Female
    Female
  • Female, side view
    Female, side view
  • Male, dorsal view
    Male, dorsal view
  • Male, ventral view
    Male, ventral view
  • Adult bottom view
    Adult bottom view
  • Mating
    Mating
  • Eggs
    Eggs
  • Egg, close-up
    Egg, close-up
  • Caterpillar
    Caterpillar
  • Pupa
    Pupa

See also

References

  1. ^ Biosecurity New Zealand, Painted Apple Moth Retrieved November 2007


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