Painted apple moth
Painted apple moth | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Erebidae |
Genus: | Teia |
Species: | T. anartoides
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Binomial name | |
Teia anartoides Walker, 1855
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Synonyms | |
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The painted apple moth (Teia 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, side view
Male, dorsal view
Male, ventral view
Adult bottom view
Mating
Eggs
Egg, close-up
Caterpillar
Pupa
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Biosecurity New Zealand, Painted Apple Moth Retrieved November 2007
Categories:
- Lymantriinae
- Moths described in 1855
- Moths of Australia
- Moths of New Zealand
- Taxa named by Francis Walker
- Lymantriinae stubs