Calliteara farenoides
| Calliteara farenoides | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Calliteara |
| Species: | C. farenoides
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| Binomial name | |
| Calliteara farenoides (T.P Lucas, 1892)[1]
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Calliteara farenoides is a species of moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in Queensland.
The wingspan is about 40 mm for males and 60 mm for females. Females are white with a few brown lines on the forewings, while males have more pronounced lines and orange hindwings.
The larvae feed on Terminalia carolinensis. The larvae are dimorphic. There is a yellow form with an orange head which is covered with long yellow hairs. There is also a reddish form.[2]
Taxonomy
Calliteara farenoides is sometimes treated a subspecies of Calliteara horsfieldii.
References
- ^ Australian Faunal Directory
- ^ "Australian caterpillars". Archived from the original on 2012-10-07. Retrieved 2011-06-01.
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