Pinara cana
Appearance
Pinara cana | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lasiocampidae |
Genus: | Pinara |
Species: | P. cana
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Binomial name | |
Pinara cana Walker, 1855
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Pinara cana, the neat pinara, is a species of moth of the family Lasiocampidae first described by Francis Walker in 1855. It is found in the south-east quarter of Australia.
The wingspan is about 40 mm for males and 60 mm for females.
The larvae feed on eucalyptus species.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (6 April 2013). "Pinara cana Walker, 1855 Neat Pinara". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 15 September 2018.