Psalidostetha banksiae
| Psalidostetha banksiae | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Notodontidae |
| Genus: | Psalidostetha |
| Species: | P. banksiae |
| Binomial name | |
| Psalidostetha banksiae (Lewin, 1805) | |
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The Banksia Moth (Psalidostetha banksiae) is a moth of the Notodontidae family. Note that the common name is also applied to Arotrophora arcuatalis. It is found over the whole of Australia.
Larva
The wingspan is about 60 mm.
The larvae feed on Banksia, Hakea, Dryandra and Grevillea leaves.
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