Opodiphthera eucalypti

Opodiphthera eucalypti

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Bombycoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Holometabola Superordo: Panorpida Cladus: Amphiesmenoptera Ordo: Lepidoptera Subordo: Glossata Cladus: Coelolepida Cladus: Myoglossata Cladus: Neolepidoptera Infraordo: Heteroneura Cladus: Eulepidoptera Cladus: Ditrysia Cladus: Apoditrysia Cladus: Obtectomera Cladus: Macroheterocera Superfamilia: Bombycoidea

Familia: Saturniidae
Subfamilia: Saturniinae
Tribus: Saturniini
Genus: Opodiphthera
Species: Opodiphthera eucalypti

Name

Opodiphthera eucalypti (Scott, 1864)

Synonyms

• Antheraea eucalypti Scott, 1864

References

• Lepidoptera breeding records from Alphitonia species (Rhamnaceae) at Paluma, North Queensland.
• A possible cause for the reduction of numbers of emperor gum moths in the suburbs of Melbourne.
• Proteinaceous adhesive secretions from insects, and in particular the egg attachment glue of Opodiphthera sp. moths.
• The impact behaviour of silk cocoons.

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