Painted apple moth
Painted apple moth | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Erebidae |
Genus: | Teia |
Species: | T. anartoides |
Binomial name | |
Teia anartoides Walker, 1855 | |
Synonyms | |
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The painted apple moth (Teia anartoides) is a tussock moth native to Australia. It is notable as a pest in pine forests, and is classified as a pest in New Zealand.[1] Some sources still refer to this species as belonging to the genus Orgyia, but in 2015 the genus Teia was recognized as a separate lineage.[2]
In New Zealand, controversy over an aerial spraying programme arose when an outbreak of the moth was identified in Auckland.
- Female
- Female, side view
- Male, dorsal view
- Male, ventral view
- Adult bottom view
- Mating
- Eggs
- Egg, close-up
- Caterpillar
- Pupa
See also
References
- ^ Biosecurity New Zealand, Painted Apple Moth Retrieved November 2007
- ^ Wang, H. et al. (2015). "Molecular phylogeny of Lymantriinae (Lepidoptera, Noctuoidea, Erebidae) inferred from eight gene regions". Cladistics. 31 (6): 579-592 doi:10.1111/cla.12108