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Dichromedes sp
asleep on a fern in a garden under a light at night
file #dotted wing line 9993. The first image is accurate colour and shade. Played dead when placed in container. Looks to be very similar to Dichromodes molybdaria (see references) but enough difference to give it the identification above
Spotted on Apr 3, 2013
Submitted on Apr 3, 2013
5 Comments
That is possible duttagupta. There are several in the references I am using tonight http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au... That is an Australian site though. I notice your moth has hooked wing tips as well
Oh, I saw one of these too at night https://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/20... but it looked totally different. Maybe there are different types of this moth?.....
Another one I suspect will not find an id closer than that
Excellent Eleanor. I will begin my search in "moths" :-D Thank you
That is so cool! I think that that is a moth.