Opsirhina albigutta

Opsirhina albigutta
Opsirhina albigutta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lasiocampidae
Genus: Opsirhina
Species: O. albigutta
Binomial name
Opsirhina albigutta
Walker, 1855[1]

Opsirhina albigutta is a moth of the Lasiocampidae family. It is known from Australia, including the Australian Capital Territory, Tasmania and Victoria.

The wingspan is about 40 mm for males and 50 mm for females. Adults are grey with a white spot and two black-edged white lines on each forewing. The hindwings are brown.[2]

The larvae have been recorded feeding on the leaves of Eucalyptus species.

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