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Grass geometrid?

Description:

About 18mm across this little moth was skipping about in long grass in the back yard. It had strong patterns of white, grey, olive..

Habitat:

Long grasses in suburban back yard.

Notes:

Yet to search for this ID.

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3 Comments

Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 11 years ago

Thanks AAT and J. J you blow me away with your moth ID abilities. Thanks for the clues. I'll get to searching them later today.

Jacob Gorneau
Jacob Gorneau 11 years ago

Lovely! Looks right in Geometrid. Maybe subfamily Larentiinae.

AgnesAdiqueTalavera
AgnesAdiqueTalavera 11 years ago

So pretty.

Mark Ridgway
Spotted by
Mark Ridgway

Victoria, Australia

Spotted on Nov 10, 2012
Submitted on Nov 10, 2012

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