''Doratifera pinguis'', the pale cup moth or sometimes the painted cup moth (although this name is usually for ''
Doratifera oxleyi'') is a
moth of the family
Limacodidae. The species was
first described by
Francis Walker in 1855. It is found over the whole eastern seaboard of
Australia
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.
The
wingspan is about 30 mm for males and about 40 mm for females.
The larvae feed on ''
Eucalyptus'' species.
References
Limacodidae
Moths of Australia
Moths described in 1855
Taxa named by Francis Walker (entomologist)
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