Painted apple moth

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| image = Teia anartoides (ento-csiro-au).jpg

| image2 = Teia anartoides.jpg

| taxon = Teia anartoides

| authority = Walker, 1855

| synonyms =

• Teia pusilla Butler, 1882
• Orgyia phineus Herrich-Schäffer, [1858]
• Orgyia anartoides

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The painted apple moth (Teia anartoides) is a tussock moth native to Australia. It is notable as a pest in pine forests, and is classified as a pest in New Zealand.Biosecurity New Zealand, [http://www.biosecurity.govt.nz/pests/painted-apple-moth Painted Apple Moth] Retrieved November 2007 Some sources still refer to this species as belonging to the genus Orgyia, but in 2015 the genus Teia was recognized as a separate lineage.Wang, H. et al. (2015). "Molecular phylogeny of Lymantriinae (Lepidoptera, Noctuoidea, Erebidae) inferred from eight gene regions". Cladistics. 31 (6): 579-592 {{doi|10.1111/cla.12108}}

In New Zealand, controversy over an aerial spraying programme arose when an outbreak of the moth was identified in Auckland.

Image:Teia anartoides fem.jpg|Female

Image:Orgyia_anartoides_female.jpg|Female, side view

Image:Orgyia anartoides male dorsal.jpg|Male, dorsal view

Image:Orgyia anartoides male ventral.jpg|Male, ventral view

Image:Teia anartoides 1.jpg|Adult bottom view

Image:Teia anartoides1.jpg|Mating

Image:Teia anartoides3.jpg|Eggs

Image:Orgyia anartoides eggs.jpg|Egg, close-up

Image:Teia_anartoides_larva.jpg|Caterpillar

Image:Teia anartoides pupa 1.jpg|Pupa