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Dissomorphia australiaria Moth

Dissomorphia australiaria

Description:

The males are pinkish brown, with brown markings including a chestnut brown spot in the middle of each forewing. I am to believe by research this is a male .

Habitat:

Attracted to the lighting on the back deck of a night

Notes:

The adult moths are dimorphic.

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2 Comments

CharliePrice
CharliePrice 9 years ago

Yes ..when i was searching for it ..i thought ..wow the female is so beautiful ...hope one comes to visit too :)

Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 9 years ago

Yes it would be a male. The girls are beautifully decked out by comparison. Leuba found one here http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/111...

CharliePrice
Spotted by
CharliePrice

Launceston, Tasmania, Australia

Spotted on Nov 10, 2014
Submitted on Nov 11, 2014

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