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Pink-bellied Moth

Oenochroma vinaria

Description:

6cm across the wings at rest, brown and leaf-like with hooked tips on the wings and a large pale dot beneath each one

Habitat:

wooded coastal belt among suburban sprawl

Notes:

# kg5c moth Thanks to Mark Ridgeway for the research and the assist with the identification

6 Comments

StephenSolomons
StephenSolomons 10 years ago

No fails here Mark, You put me on the path and were one off, pretty good I say! I doesn't totally look pink either

Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 10 years ago

Yep much better. I found one of those just a fortnight ago so you'd think I would recognise it. Fail! :-)

StephenSolomons
StephenSolomons 10 years ago

Thank you both. What do you think about this one? http://www.ozanimals.com/Insect/Pink-Bel...

Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 10 years ago

It seems to have species colour variability.

Leuba Ridgway
Leuba Ridgway 10 years ago

Wow ! what a great spotting, Stephen. Your photos are so good - nice to see the underside as well.

Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 10 years ago

Beautiful leaf moth... checking.

StephenSolomons
Spotted by
StephenSolomons

New South Wales, Australia

Spotted on Jun 6, 2013
Submitted on Jan 23, 2014

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