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Common Anthelid

Anthela acuta

Description:

With a wing span of about 50 mm, This pale brown furry moth had thin wavy pattern of brown specks bordering the sub-marginal area and a more pronounced wave near the basal area. Each fore wing had two white specks with brown rings around them. The thorax had dense setae

Habitat:

Spotted in a nature reserve - native trees.

Notes:

Family: Anthelidae Subfamily: Anthelinae My previous spotting of the same http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/531... there are many variants of this species.

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Leuba Ridgway
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Leuba Ridgway

Victoria, Australia

Spotted on Nov 27, 2013
Submitted on Nov 27, 2013

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