Calliteara farenoides is a species of moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in Queensland.
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Scientific classification | |
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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Synonyms | |
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The wingspan is about 40 mm for males and 60 mm for females.[2]
Taxonomy
editCalliteara farenoides is sometimes treated a subspecies of Calliteara horsfieldii.
References
edit- ^ Australian Faunal Directory
- ^ "Australian caterpillars". Archived from the original on 2012-10-07. Retrieved 2011-06-01.