- Calliteara farenoides
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Calliteara farenoides 
Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Lymantriidae Genus: Calliteara Species: C. farenoides Binomial name Calliteara farenoides
(T.P Lucas, 1892)[1]Synonyms - Teara farenoides Lucas, 1892
- Dasychira queenslandica Strand, 1915
Calliteara farenoides is a species of moth of the Lymantriidae family. It is found in Queensland.
The wingspan is about 40 mm for males and 60 mm for females. Females are white with a few brown lines on the forewings, while males have more pronounced lines and orange hindwings.
The larvae feed on Terminalia carolinensis. The larvae are dimorphic. There is a yellow form with an orange head which is covered with long yellow hairs. There is also a reddish form.[2]
Taxonomy
Calliteara farenoides is sometimes treated a subspecies of Calliteara horsfieldii.
References
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