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Anemosa exanthes
About 18mm long. Interesting tufts on legs. Rich terra cotta with white patterns.
Attracted to lights at the edge of a local national park. Two specimens found.
Formerly known as Drymiarcha exanthes. The genus Anemosa was previously placed in CHRYSAUGINAE; PYRALIDAE.
Very cold weather recently but a single warm night drew these from the forest.
Found in southern NSW and Victoria. Life cycle relatively unknown. Uncommon.
http://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:b...
Female here http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/209...
Spotted on Sep 11, 2017
Submitted on Sep 12, 2017
5 Comments
Thanks everyone. Freezing weather here still so it was a treat to find a new and colourful moth.
Great shots and spotting Mark.
Beautiful moth and shot, Mark.
Great colors, and I love the detail on the antennae.
Great example Mark. Thanks for sharing these.