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Cream-striped Owl moth

Cyligramma latona

Description:

Large moth (70mm wingspan) attracted to the porch light and I can actually identify it! It is from the Noctuidae family. Very common. Cream-striped Owl Moths are attracted to artificial light, and may be seen resting on the walls of houses.

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3 Comments

Smith'sZoo
Smith'sZoo 11 years ago

Nice one!

Johan Heyns
Johan Heyns 11 years ago

Thanks Augustin!

Agustín Amenabar L
Agustín Amenabar L 11 years ago

Impressive! Very nice colours.

Johan Heyns
Spotted by
Johan Heyns

Lesedi Local Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa

Spotted on Jan 8, 2013
Submitted on Jan 9, 2013

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