Aglaopus pyrrhata (Walker, 1866) is a animal in the Thyrididae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Aglaopus pyrrhata (Walker, 1866)

Aglaopus pyrrhata (Walker, 1866)

Aglaopus pyrrhata is a ~30 mm wingspan Australian thyridid moth whose larvae feed on Eucalyptus.

Family
Genus
Aglaopus
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Aglaopus pyrrhata (Walker, 1866)

Aglaopus pyrrhata (Walker, 1866) is a moth species that belongs to the family Thyrididae. It occurs across most areas of mainland Australia. This moth has an approximate wingspan of 30 millimeters. The larvae of Aglaopus pyrrhata feed on plant species from the genus Eucalyptus.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Thyrididae Aglaopus

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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