Pinara metaphaea

Pinara metaphaea
Female
Female
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lasiocampidae
Genus:	Pinara
Species:	P. metaphaea
Binomial name
Pinara metaphaea (Walker, 1862) [1]
Synonyms
Lebeda metaphaeaWalker, 1862 Opsirhina metaphaeaWalker, 1865 Entometa adustaWalker, 1869 Lebeda metaphoraConte, 1908 Pinara obscuraConte, 1908

Pinara metaphaea, the pinara moth, is a species of moth identified from the family Lasiocampidae. Francis Walker first described this organism in the year 1862. It is a species native from south-east Australia, including New South Wales and Victoria.

Eggs

Its wingspan is measured to be about 40 mm for males and about 60 mm for females. ^[2]

Moreover, its larvae feed on the foliage of Eucalyptus species.

References

1. Australian Faunal Directory
2. Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (6 March 2017). "Pinara metaphaea (Walker, 1865) Pinara Moth". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 16 September 2018.