Trichiocercus sparshalli

Trichiocercus sparshalli, the long-tailed bombyx or Sparshall's moth, is a moth of the family Notodontidae. It was first described by John Curtis in 1830 and it is found in Australia.

Illustration from John Curtis's British Entomology Volume 5

Trichiocercus sparshalli
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Notodontidae
Subfamily:	Thaumetopoeinae
Genus:	Trichiocercus
Species:	T. sparshalli
Binomial name
Trichiocercus sparshalli Curtis, 1830

The wingspan is about 40 mm.

The larvae feed on Eucalyptus cinerea, Eucalyptus leucoxylon, Eucalyptus polyanthemos and Lophostemon confertus.^[1]

Larvae of Sparshall's Moth. Perth, Western Australia