Metanastria hyrtaca

Metanastria hyrtaca
	Caterpillar in Sri Lanka
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lasiocampidae
Genus:	Metanastria
Species:	M. hyrtaca
Binomial name
	Metanastria hyrtaca; Cramer, 1782
Synonyms
	Phalaena hyrtaca Cramer, 1779; Bombyx lusca Fabricius, 1787; Lebeda repanda Walker, 1855; Metanastria laricis Hübner, 1789;

Metanastria hyrtaca, called the hairy caterpillar as a larva, is a moth of the family Lasiocampidae first described by Pieter Cramer in 1782.^[1] It is found in Sri Lanka.^[2]

^ "Species Details: Metanastria hyrtaca Cramer, 1782". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
^ Koçak, Ahmet Ömer; Kemal, Muhabbet (20 February 2012). "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Cesa News (79). Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara: 1–57 – via Academia.

[1] "Species Details: Metanastria hyrtaca Cramer, 1782". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2 March 2018.

[2] Koçak, Ahmet Ömer; Kemal, Muhabbet (20 February 2012). "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Cesa News (79). Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara: 1–57 – via Academia.

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