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Apantesis phalerata
3/4" long tiger moth
Owls Hill Nature Reserve
Spotted on Jul 24, 2012
Submitted on Jul 25, 2012
4 Comments
Thanks for the info Ken.
Your ID may be correct but there's no way to be sure with most Apantesis species. A. carlotta is the only one that can be identified visually and you need to see the hindwing to do that. The other species would need to be collected and examined by an expert or DNA barcoded.
Thanks Atul!
lovely!