Thalaina clara Walker, 1855 is a animal in the Geometridae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Thalaina clara Walker, 1855

Thalaina clara Walker, 1855

Clara's satin moth (Thalaina clara) is an endemic southeastern Australian geometrid moth first described in 1855.

Family
Genus
Thalaina
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Thalaina clara Walker, 1855

Thalaina clara, commonly known as Clara's satin moth, is a moth species belonging to the family Geometridae. This species was first formally described by Francis Walker in 1855. It is endemic to southeastern Australia. The wingspan of adult individuals measures approximately 50 millimeters. The larvae of Thalaina clara feed on Acacia mearnsii and Acacia dealbata.

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Taxonomy

Animalia › Arthropoda › Insecta › Lepidoptera › Geometridae › Thalaina

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

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