Family Lymantriidae Rank Species | ||
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Similar Lymantria lunata, Lymantria dispar japonica, Calliteara, Dasychira, Euproctis | ||
Calliteara farenoides is a species of moth of the Lymantriidae family. It is found in Queensland.
The wingspan is about 40 mm for males and 60 mm for females. Females are white with a few brown lines on the forewings, while males have more pronounced lines and orange hindwings.
The larvae feed on Terminalia carolinensis. The larvae are dimorphic. There is a yellow form with an orange head which is covered with long yellow hairs. There is also a reddish form.
Taxonomy
Calliteara farenoides is sometimes treated a subspecies of Calliteara horsfieldii.
References
Calliteara farenoides Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA