Pinara metaphaea
| Pinara metaphaea | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lasiocampidae |
| Genus: | Pinara |
| Species: | P. metaphaea |
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| Pinara metaphaea (Walker, 1862)[1] | |
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Pinara metaphaea is a species of moth of the Lasiocampidae family. It is known from south-east Australia, including New South Wales and Victoria.
Eggs
The wingspan is about 40 mm for males and about 60 mm for females. Males have brown forewings shading darker at the bases, and dark brown hindwings with broad orange margins. Females have pale grey or brown forewings, each with a submarginal arc of dark dots. The hindwings are darker with broad white margins.[2]
The larvae feed on the foliage of Eucalyptus species.
References
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