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Trichiocercus sparshalli
A small notodontid moth with big fur. About 30mm long.
Attracted to lights at night at the local school.
"There is a range of wing colours of adult Trichiocercus sparshalli. Most are white, but specimens can be obtained from a light grey to a dark grey. Peter Marriott has reported seeing specimens from many places in Victoria from October to May, but there seems to be no time relationship between colour variations. Those from Mt. Martha on the Mornington Peninsula appear to be always white, but those from Ballarat and Kallista have the full range of colours. They all have a balding brown head having black hair. They have a wingspan of about 4 cms." -
http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au...
http://bie.ala.org.au/species/Trichiocer...
Spotted on Oct 18, 2014
Submitted on Oct 20, 2014
8 Comments
Think a staple, bent like a bobby pin ..would fix that. :) ...mind you some teens pay to have styles like this :) ...new style the bombyx !
You guys will give him a fashion complex.
I'll send it for a makeover Charlie.. what are moth Prices like?
Wow ..thats some hairstyle he has going on !
Looks like some sort of furry dog!
Very cute fellow..looks like a pet :)
I'm sure he would feel quite insulted hearing that from a lepidopterist Ernst. :) Thanks Antonio and Ashley.
Super unusual find Mark,very nice,graet info too,as usual :-)
Congrats and thanks for sharing
Looks like a puppy dog :)