Thalaina clara
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Thalaina clara | |
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File:Thalaina clara.jpg | |
Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Geometridae |
Genus: | Thalaina |
Species: | T. clara
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Binomial name | |
Thalaina clara Walker, 1855
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Thalaina clara, or Clara's satin moth, is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Francis Walker in 1855. It is endemic to south-eastern Australia.
The wingspan is about 50 mm. The larvae feed on Acacia mearnsii and Acacia dealbata.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Thalaina clara.
- Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (26 April 2018). "Thalaina clara Walker, 1855 Clara's Satin Moth". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 3 April 2019.