Biology:Chenuala

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Short description: Genus of moths

Chenuala
Chenuala heliaspis.jpg
Chenuala heliaspis (ento-csiro-au).jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Anthelidae
Genus: Chenuala
C. Swinhoe, 1892
Species:
C. heliaspis
Binomial name
Chenuala heliaspis
(Meyrick, 1891)[1]
Synonyms
  • Scott, 1893 Meyrick, 1891
  • C. Swinhoe, 1905 Chenuala rufa
  • Ocneria heliaspis C. Swinhoe, 1892
  • Chelepteryx expolitus Anthela epicrypha

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 .[2]

Larva

The wingspan is approximately 6 cm for males and 7 cm for females.

The larvae feed on the leaves of Eucalyptus, Acacia and Pinus species.

References

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