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Snellenia lineata
This tiny bright orange moth mimics the foul tasting lycid beetle. http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/792...
On Acacia in an urban bushland reserve.
This has the appearance of having two pairs of antennae but the forward pair are labial palps (modifies feeding apparatus) and seen clearly in this (different) species http://www.brisbaneinsects.com/brisbane_...
Spotted on Feb 10, 2012
Submitted on Feb 11, 2012
4 Comments
Cute...
Wow Amazing :)
Thanks argybee. It was hard to reach and the only one I've seen. The photos are all cropped and I've added an even more cropped shot for you.
Wow nice find martin.
While reading about this circle of lycid mimicry I remember thinking this might be the hardest one to catch.