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Calliteara farenoides

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Calliteara farenoides
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Calliteara
Species:
C. farenoides
Binomial name
Calliteara farenoides
(T.P Lucas, 1892)[1]
Synonyms
  • Teara farenoides Lucas, 1892
  • Dasychira queenslandica Strand, 1915

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.[2]

Taxonomy

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Calliteara farenoides is sometimes treated a subspecies of Calliteara horsfieldii.

References

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  1. ^ Australian Faunal Directory
  2. ^ "Australian caterpillars". Archived from the original on 2012-10-07. Retrieved 2011-06-01.