''Chenuala'' is a
monotypic moth genus in the family
Anthelidae described by
Charles Swinhoe in 1892. Its only species, ''Chenuala heliaspis'', the rose anthelid, was described by
Edward Meyrick in 1891. It is endemic to
Australia
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.
The
wingspan is approximately 6 cm for males and 7 cm for females.
The
larvae feed on the leaves of ''
Eucalyptus'', ''
Acacia
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'' and ''
Pinus'' species.
References
Anthelidae
Moths described in 1891
Monotypic moth genera
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