Pinara metaphaea
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lasiocampidae |
| Genus: | Pinara |
| Species: | P. metaphaea |
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Pinara metaphaea, the pinara moth, is a species of moth identified from the family Lasiocampidae. Francis Walker first described this organism in the year 1862. It is a species native from south-east Australia, including New South Wales and Victoria.
Its wingspan is measured to be about 40 mm for males and about 60 mm for females.[2]
Moreover, its larvae feed on the foliage of Eucalyptus species.
References
- ^ Australian Faunal Directory
- ^ Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (6 March 2017). "Pinara metaphaea (Walker, 1865) Pinara Moth". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 16 September 2018.