Global InformationTrichiocercus sparshalli information
| Trichiocercus sparshalli | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia
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| Phylum: | Arthropoda
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| Class: | Insecta
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| Order: | Lepidoptera
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| Family: | Notodontidae
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| Subfamily: | Thaumetopoeinae
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| Genus: | Trichiocercus
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| Species: | T. sparshalli
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| Binomial name | |
| Trichiocercus sparshalli Curtis, 1830
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Trichiocercus sparshalli, the long-tailed bombyx or Sparshall's moth, is a moth of the family Notodontidae. It was first described by John Curtis in 1830 and it is found in Australia.
The wingspan is about 40 mm.
The larvae feed on Eucalyptus cinerea, Eucalyptus leucoxylon, Eucalyptus polyanthemos and Lophostemon confertus.[1]
- ^ Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (27 May 2018). "Trichiocercus sparshalli (Curtis, 1830) Sparshall's Moth". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 1 August 2019.