Painted apple moth
| Painted apple moth | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Teia |
| Species: | T. anartoides |
| Binomial name | |
| Teia anartoides Walker, 1855 | |
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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 Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine 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