Pararguda nasuta

Wattle snout moth
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lasiocampidae
Genus: Pararguda
Species: P. nasuta
Binomial name
Pararguda nasuta
Turner, 1911

Pararguda nasuta, the wattle snout moth, is a species of moth of the family Lasiocampidae. It is found in the south-east quarter of Australia.

The wingspan is about 50 mm.

The larvae feed on Exocarpus cupressiformis, Pinus radiata and Acacia species.[1]

References

  1. Don Herbison-Evans & Stella Crossley (9 December 2008). "Pararguda nasuta". uts.edu.au. Archived from the original on 19 August 2008. Retrieved 2009-01-29.


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