Painted apple moth

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Orgyia anartoides
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O. anartoides
Binomial name
Orgyia anartoides
(Walker, 1855)
Synonyms
  • Teia pusilla Butler, 1882
  • Orgyia phineus Herrich-Schäffer, [1858]
  • Teia anartoides

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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.

See also

References

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


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