Calliteara farenoides
Species of moth
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Calliteara farenoides is a species of moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in Queensland.
| Calliteara farenoides | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Calliteara |
| Species: | C. farenoides |
| Binomial name | |
| Calliteara farenoides (T.P Lucas, 1892)[1] | |
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The wingspan is about 40 mm for males and 60 mm for females.[2]
Taxonomy
Calliteara farenoides is sometimes treated a subspecies of Calliteara horsfieldii.
