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Platyptilia emissalis
This plume moth had a wing sapn of 20 mm. It was pale with dark brown patterns along the costa with a line of brown to the tornus of the fore wing. The abdomen and legs showed shades fo brown.
Spotted in a nature reserve. http://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:c...
Larvae are said to feed on Digger's speedwell http://www.anbg.gov.au/gnp/interns-2003/... Family: Pterophoridae Subfamily: Pterphorinae http://www.lepbarcoding.org/australia/sp...
Spotted on Apr 5, 2014
Submitted on Apr 6, 2014
3 Comments
Thanks. After seeing many of the smaller and plainer species, this was an exciting find !
Nice to find an indigenous one... and with interesting patterns.
Nice find Leuba, I love these moths.