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Emerald Pug Moth

Pasiphila muscosata

Spotting Image 1

Description:

A little green moth.

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Max Gallagher
Max Gallagher 9 years ago
Emerald Pug Moth
Pasiphila muscosata NatureWatch NZ · Emerald pug moth (Pasiphila muscosata)


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Max Gallagher
Max Gallagher 9 years ago

http://www.canvart.co.nz/Images/features...

Max Gallagher
Max Gallagher 9 years ago

http://www.biol.canterbury.ac.nz/scienti...

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Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 9 years ago

Excellent colour on this one Phil. Green isn't very common on moths and disappears quickly in collections. Maybe some lichen mimic?

Mohammad Yasin Chowdhury
Mohammad Yasin Chowdhury 9 years ago

Beautiful and perfect for camouflage .. plz add it to the mission Mimetic Animals of the World http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/8015...

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phil.g
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phil.g

Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand

Spotted on Nov 2, 2014
Submitted on Nov 2, 2014

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