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Dark-barred Twin-spot Carpet Moth

Xanthorhoe ferrugata

Description:

Moth attracted to the porch light.

1 Species ID Suggestions

bayucca
bayucca 11 years ago
Carpet Moth
Larentiinae


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5 Comments

Johan Heyns
Johan Heyns 11 years ago

Thanks Mike.

Mike24
Mike24 11 years ago

Larentiinae, I agree. Maybe Xanthorhoe sp. (looks similar to a Xanthorhoe that occures in my place)

Try the species that occure in RSA:
Xanthorhoe albodivisaria (Aurivillius, 1910)
Xanthorhoe braunsi Janse, 1933
Xanthorhoe exorista Prout, 1922
Xanthorhoe melissaria (Guenée, 1858)
Xanthorhoe mimica Janse, 1933
Xanthorhoe poseata (Geyer, 1837)
Xanthorhoe transjugata Prout, 1923

ChunXingWong
ChunXingWong 11 years ago

Congratulations, your moth spottings are featured in the PN blog.

Johan Heyns
Johan Heyns 11 years ago

Thanks for the help Dominik. Always appreciated!

bayucca
bayucca 11 years ago

Geometridae, Larentiinae. Sorry, can't get closer at the moment.

Johan Heyns
Spotted by
Johan Heyns

Lesedi Local Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa

Spotted on May 12, 2012
Submitted on May 12, 2012

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