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Amerila serica

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Arctiidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Amerila

Amerila serica

Amerila serica is a moth of the family Arctiidae. It is found in New South Wales and Queensland.

Adults have uniform translucent pale brown wings. The hindwings have a broad fringe of hairs along the inner margin. When disturbed, the moth exudes a froth from behind the head.

References

Amerila serica Wikipedia