Metanastria hyrtaca

Metanastria hyrtaca
Caterpillar in Sri Lanka
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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. It is found in Sri Lanka.