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Anthela nicothoe
A medium sized dusky grey moth about 70mm wingspan. Deep yellow antennae tucked under fore wings at rest. Wings display bands of spots, waves in varying shades of grey and brown. Two larger spots on forewings might be important. Thicker fur around the thorax and head.
Resting under lights an night in the local shool yard.
Must check for caterpillar in older spottings
NSW, Vic, Tas
superfamily: BOMBYCOIDEA
family: ANTHELIDAE
subfamily: ANTHELINAE
Distribution here... http://spatial.ala.org.au/?q=lsid:%22urn...
Spotted on Dec 19, 2013
Submitted on Dec 20, 2013
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