Trichiocercus sparshalli

Trichiocercus sparshalli
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Thaumetopoeidae
Genus: Trichiocercus
Species: T. sparshalli
Binomial name
Trichiocercus sparshalli
Curtis, 1830

The Long-tailed Bombyx (Trichiocercus sparshalli) is a moth of the Thaumetopoeidae family. 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]

References

  1. ^ Don Herbison-Evans & Stella Crossley (June 27, 2008). "Trichiocercus sparshalli". uts.edu.au. Archived from the original on 2008-08-01. http://web.archive.org/web/20080801192818/http://www-staff.it.uts.edu.au/~don/larvae/noto/sparsh.html. Retrieved 2009-01-28.