Chenuala
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| Chenuala | |
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| File:Chenuala heliaspis.jpg | |
| File:Chenuala heliaspis (ento-csiro-au).jpg | |
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Anthelidae |
| Genus: | Chenuala C. Swinhoe, 1892 |
| Species: | C. heliaspis
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| Binomial name | |
| Chenuala heliaspis | |
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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]
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.
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