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Crypsiphona occultaria
A fairly large geometrid which is a good match for the stone wall. When it flew away it showed some flashes of red. About 40mm across.
Stone wall at the local primary school at night.
It is intriguing me how often and how quickly moths know exactly where to land to maximise their disguise. Distribution - http://bie.ala.org.au/species/Crypsiphon... "As larvae they are green and feed on eucalypt leaves. When threatened the grub stands still, pretending to be a stick" - Wikipedia
Spotted on Mar 4, 2013
Submitted on Mar 6, 2013
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