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Chrysodeixis eriosoma
A beautiful moth with a wing span of 30 mm. Wings had shades of green, purple and brown in a background of shimmering gold. Each fore wing showed a white "8" shaped mark with a narrow separation in the middle.
The thorax showed wedge-shaped tufts of brown setae. Paler tufts seen along the dorsal aspect of the abdomen. Smaller Tufts of brown setae .
Antennae were thin and about half the body length.
Spotted under brights lights in a suburban area
Larvae of these moths are green with faint white stripes and small black spots along the sides. They feed on plants of several species (ornamentals). Hence are seen as a pest in gardens. Family:Noctuidae Subfamily: Plusiinae
Spotted on Apr 6, 2014
Submitted on Apr 7, 2014
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Well done. These are very shy, love to hide in the shadows and are therefore hard to find.