Painted apple moth

Orgyia anartoides
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lymantriidae
Genus:	Orgyia
Species:	O. anartoides
Binomial name
Orgyia anartoides (Walker, 1855)
Synonyms
Teia pusilla Butler, 1882 Orgyia phineus Herrich-Schäffer, [1858] Teia anartoides

Painted Apple Moth (Orgyia anartoides) is a moth native to Australia. It is notable as a pest in pine forests, and is classified as a pest in New Zealand.^[1]

In New Zealand, controversy over an aerial spraying programme arose when an outbreak of the moth was identified in Auckland.

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  Female

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  Female, side view

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  Male, dorsal view

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  Male, ventral view

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  Adult bottom view

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  Mating

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  Eggs

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  Egg, close-up

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  Caterpillar

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  Pupa

See also

• Painted apple moth in New Zealand

References

1. ^ Biosecurity New Zealand, Painted Apple Moth Retrieved November 2007

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