Calliteara farenoides is a species of moth

Moth

A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...

 of the Lymantriidae

Lymantriidae

Lymantriidae is a family of moths. Many of its component species are referred to as "Tussock moths" of one sort or another. The caterpillar, or larval, stage of these species often has a distinctive appearance of alternating bristles and haired projections...

 family. It is found in Queensland

Queensland

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The wingspan

Wingspan

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 is about 40 mm for males and 60 mm for females. Females are white with a few brown lines on the forewings, while males have more pronounced lines and orange hindwings.

The larvae feed on Terminalia carolinensis. The larvae are dimorphic. There is a yellow form with an orange head which is covered with long yellow hairs. There is also a reddish form.

Taxonomy

Calliteara farenoides is sometimes treated a subspecies of Calliteara horsfieldii.