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Holocryptis phasianura
Fore wings partly furled and flared hind wings give this small moth a strange profile. What purpose? About 14mm wingspan.
Attracted to lights near midnight in a local national park. Dandenong Ranges National Park.
The second shot shows how the fore wing furls partially from the back to form a rectangular shape.
http://www.lepbarcoding.org/australia/sp...
http://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:b...
Spotted on Oct 20, 2015
Submitted on Oct 20, 2015
8 Comments
I missed the name when i first make like :) super cool Mark
:) Aus creatures have some strange common names.
Did you make up that name, Mark ? :)
ha ha thank you for that much-needed laugh :D
Wow a serious range extender not seen this far south before.
I should have known it was a northerner with a shirt like that. :)
Thanks Leuba, armadeus.. hope I get an ID
Wicked little moth! Thank you for sharing :)
love this little moth - great find !