Acyphas semiochrea
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Acyphas |
| Species: | A. semiochrea
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| Acyphas semiochrea (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855)
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Acyphas semiochrea, the omnivorous tussock moth, is a moth of the subfamily Lymantriinae first described by Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer in 1855. It is found along most of the coast of Australia, including: New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria and Western Australia.[1]
The wingspan is about 30 mm.
It is considered a pest on Pinus radiata, but has also been recorded feeding on Acacia, Eucalyptus, Pultenaea, Dodonaea, Choretrum, Myoporum and Tamarix.
References
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- ^ Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (15 November 2019). "Acyphas semiochrea (Herrich-Schaffer, [1855]) Omnivorous Tussock Moth". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
- "Species Acyphas semiochrea (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855)". Australian Faunal Directory. Archived 5 April 2011.
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