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Melanodes anthracitaria
A dark sooty moth with thin black transverse wiggly lines. wing span was about 40 mm. This moth is the black form of the species.
Drawn to bright lights in the garden.
Synonym: Praxis corvus
Larvae feed on young gum leaves.
Family: Geometridae
Subfamily: Ennominae
Tribe: Nacophorini
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