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Acyphas semiochrea

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Acyphas semiochrea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Acyphas
Species:
A. semiochrea
Binomial name
Acyphas semiochrea
Synonyms
  • Porthesia semiochrea Herrich-Schäffer, 1855
  • Euproctis leucomelas Walker & Westwood, 1855
  • Orgyia diemenii Herrich-Schäffer, 1858
  • Porthesia anacausta Meyrick, 1891
  • Porthesia hololeuca Meyrick, 1891
  • Leucoma alboanalis Strand, 1914

Acyphas semiochrea, the omnivorous tussock moth, is a moth of the subfamily Lymantriinae first described by Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer in 1855. It is found along most of the coast of Australia, including: New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria and Western Australia.[1]

The wingspan is about 30 mm.

It is considered a pest on Pinus radiata, but has also been recorded feeding on Acacia, Eucalyptus, Pultenaea, Dodonaea, Choretrum, Myoporum and Tamarix.

References

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  1. ^ Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (15 November 2019). "Acyphas semiochrea (Herrich-Schaffer, [1855]) Omnivorous Tussock Moth". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 14 May 2020.