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North Queensland Day Moth

Alcides metaurus

Description:

The wingspan is about 100 mm. Adults are black with iridescent bands of yellow and pink. The underside is iridescent pale green with black bands. They are on wing during the day and feed on flower nectar. They rest with their wings open and out flat.

Habitat:

Ground level to the treetops of tropical rainforests of North Queensland

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6 Comments

James McNair
James McNair 9 years ago

Beauty

LaurenZarate
LaurenZarate 10 years ago

So beautiful and hard to believe it is a moth!

JennytheTurtle
JennytheTurtle 10 years ago

Thanks Leanne!

LeanneGardner
LeanneGardner 10 years ago

I love these moths Jenny. Beautiful :)

JennytheTurtle
JennytheTurtle 10 years ago

Thanks!

Caleb Steindel
Caleb Steindel 10 years ago

great job, jennytheturtle!

JennytheTurtle
Spotted by
JennytheTurtle

Bellenden Ker, Queensland, Australia

Spotted on Jan 11, 2014
Submitted on Feb 15, 2014

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