Painted apple moth

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]

Painted apple moth
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Teia
Species:
T. anartoides
Binomial name
Teia anartoides
Walker, 1855
Synonyms
  • Teia pusilla Butler, 1882
  • Orgyia phineus Herrich-Schäffer, [1858]
  • Orgyia anartoides

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
  1. Biosecurity New Zealand, Painted Apple Moth Retrieved November 2007


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