| Dryandra moth | |
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| Adult | |
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| Carthaea saturnioides larva, probably on Grevillea hookeriana, in Boyagin Nature Reserve, Western Australia | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Bombycoidea |
| Family: | Carthaeidae Common, 1966 |
| Genus: | Carthaea Walker, 1858 |
| Species: | C. saturnioides
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| Binomial name | |
| Carthaea saturnioides Walker, 1858
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The dryandra moth (Carthaea saturnioides) is a species of moth that is considered to be the sole member of the family Carthaeidae.[1] Its closest relatives are the Saturniidae and it bears a resemblance to many species of that family, bearing prominent eyespots on all wings. The common name is derived from the Dryandra shrubs of the genus Banksia, on which the larva of this species feed, and is hence restricted to the south-west of Western Australia where these shrubs grow. Other Grevillea shrubs may also be used as host plants.
- ^ Common, I. F. B. (14 November 1965). "A New Family of Bombycoidea (Lepidoptera) Based on Carthaea saturnioides Walker from Western Australia". Australian Journal of Entomology. 5: 29–36. doi:10.1111/j.1440-6055.1966.tb00673.x.