The painted apple moth (''Teia anartoides'') is a tussock moth native to Australia. It is notable as a pest in pine forests, and is classified as a pest in New Zealand.
[Biosecurity New Zealand]
Painted Apple Moth
Retrieved November 2007
In
New Zealand
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, controversy over an aerial spraying programme arose when an outbreak of the moth was identified in Auckland.
Image:Teia anartoides fem.jpg, Female
Image:Orgyia_anartoides_female.jpg, Female, side view
Image:Orgyia anartoides male dorsal.jpg, Male, dorsal view
Image:Orgyia anartoides male ventral.jpg, Male, ventral view
Image:Teia anartoides 1.jpg, Adult bottom view
Image:Teia anartoides1.jpg, Mating
Image:Teia anartoides3.jpg, Eggs
Image:Orgyia anartoides eggs.jpg, Egg, close-up
Image:Teia_anartoides_larva.jpg, Caterpillar
Image:Teia anartoides pupa 1.jpg, Pupa
See also
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Painted apple moth in New Zealand
References
Lymantriinae
Moths described in 1855
Moths of Australia
Moths of New Zealand
Taxa named by Francis Walker (entomologist)
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