Pararguda nasuta (Lewin, 1805) is a animal in the Lasiocampidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Pararguda nasuta (Lewin, 1805)

Pararguda nasuta (Lewin, 1805)

Pararguda nasuta, the wattle snout moth, is a Lasiocampidae moth found in southeastern Australia.

Family
Genus
Pararguda
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Pararguda nasuta (Lewin, 1805)

Pararguda nasuta, commonly known as the wattle snout moth, is a moth species belonging to the family Lasiocampidae. This species is found in the south-east quarter of Australia. It has an approximate wingspan of 50 mm. The larvae of Pararguda nasuta feed on Exocarpus cupressiformis, Pinus radiata, and Acacia species.

Photo: (c) James (Jim) Duggan, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), uploaded by James (Jim) Duggan · cc-by-sa

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Lasiocampidae Pararguda

More from Lasiocampidae

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

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