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| regnum = [[Animal]]ia |
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| phylum = [[Arthropod]]a |
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| classis = [[Insect]]a |
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| ordo = [[Lepidoptera]] |
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| familia = [[Anthelidae]] |
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| genus = [[Chelepteryx]] |
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| species = '''''C. collesi''''' |
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| binomial = ''Chelepteryx collesi'' |
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'''''Chelepteryx collesi''''', the '''batwing moth''' or '''white stemmed gum moth''', is a [[moth]] of the family [[Anthelidae]]. The species was first described by [[John Edward Gray]] in 1835.<ref name="AutoD3-1"/><ref name=gray>{{cite Q|Q99953552}}</ref> It is found in [[Australasia]].<ref name="AutoD3-1">{{cite web |last1=Herbison-Evans |first1=Don |last2=Crossley |first2=Stella |name-list-style=amp |date=4 January 2014 |url=http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/anth/collesi.html |title=''Chelepteryx collesi'' Gray, [1835] Batwing or White Stemmed Gum Moth |website=Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths |accessdate=4 November 2018}}</ref> |
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The '''white stemmed gum moth''' (''Chelepteryx collesi'') is a species of [[moth]] of the family [[Anthelidae]]. It is found in [[Australasia]]. |
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[[File:Australian lepidoptera and their transformations, drawn from the life (Pl. 7) (8509611765).jpg|left|thumb|''Australian lepidoptera and their transformations, drawn from the life'' (Pl. 7)<ref>{{Cite book |last=Scott |first=A. W. |url=https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/51826 |title=Australian lepidoptera and their transformations, drawn from the life |last2=Scott |first2=Helena |last3=Scott |first3=Harriet |date=1864 |publisher=John van Voorst |location=London |doi=10.5962/bhl.title.51826}}</ref>]] |
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The larvae feed on [[Myrtaceae]] species. They are the largest caterpillars in Australia, growing to a length of 15 cm, and they have many sharp [[urticating hair]]s. The hairs are sharp and very difficult to dislodge once embedded in the skin. The cocoons are also large and are similarly protected by stinging hairs. |
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The larvae feed on [[Myrtaceae]] species. |
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File:Chelepteryx collesi.jpg|Male, [[Australian Museum]], [[Sydney]] |
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File:Chelepteryx collesi-f.jpg|Female, Australian Museum, Sydney |
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==External links== |
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==References== |
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{{commons category|Chelepteryx collesi}} |
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*[http://www.usyd.edu.au/macleay/larvae/anth/collesi.html Chelepteryx collesi] |
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[[Category:Moths described in 1835]] |
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[[Category:Taxa named by John Edward Gray]] |
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[[Category:Anthelidae]] |
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Anthelidae |
| Genus: | Chelepteryx |
| Species: | C. collesi
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| Chelepteryx collesi Gray, 1835
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Chelepteryx collesi, the batwing moth or white stemmed gum moth, is a moth of the family Anthelidae. The species was first described by John Edward Gray in 1835.[1][2] It is found in Australasia.[1]
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The wingspan of the female can range up to 160 mm; the male has a wingspan that ranges to about 140 mm.
The larvae feed on Myrtaceae species. They are the largest caterpillars in Australia, growing to a length of 15 cm, and they have many sharp urticating hairs. The hairs are sharp and very difficult to dislodge once embedded in the skin. The cocoons are also large and are similarly protected by stinging hairs.
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Male, Australian Museum, Sydney -
Female, Australian Museum, Sydney
References
[edit]- ^ a b Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (4 January 2014). "Chelepteryx collesi Gray, [1835] Batwing or White Stemmed Gum Moth". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
- ^ G.R. Gray (March 1836). "XXVI. Description of a new Species of Australian Moth" (PDF). Transactions of the Royal Entomological Society of London. 1 (2): 121–123. doi:10.1111/J.1365-2311.1838.TB00153.X. ISSN 0035-8894. Wikidata Q99953552.
- ^ Scott, A. W.; Scott, Helena; Scott, Harriet (1864). Australian lepidoptera and their transformations, drawn from the life. London: John van Voorst. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.51826.