Chelepteryx chalepteryx | |
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Drawing by Alois Rogenhofer (1831-1897) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Anthelidae |
Genus: | Chelepteryx |
Species: | C. chalepteryx
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Binomial name | |
Chelepteryx chalepteryx (R. Felder, 1874)
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Synonyms | |
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Chelepteryx chalepteryx, the white-stemmed wattle moth or white-stemmed acacia moth, is a moth of the family Anthelidae. The species was first described by Rudolf Felder in 1874. It is found in Australia.[2]
The wingspan of reaches up to 10 cm. Males have a more intense colouration. The caterpillars of this species feed mainly on wattles and gymea iesily.[3]