Teia athlophora

Teia athlophora
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Teia
Species:
T. athlophora
Binomial name
Teia athlophora
(Turner, 1921)
Synonyms
  • Orgyia athlophora
  • Notolophus athlophora

Teia athlophora is a species of tussock moth found in southwestern Australia.[1] The type specimen was collected from Perth, Western Australia.[2]

T. athlophora is about 3.4 to 3.8 cm in length, with an ochreous-grey head and thorax.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Teia athlophora (Turner, 1921)". collections.museumsvictoria.com.au.
  2. ^ a b Turner, A.J. 1921. Revision of Australian Lepidoptera – Liparidae. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 45: 493–494.