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Splendid Ghost Moth (female)

Aenetus scotti

Description:

With a wingspan of 120mm, it was hard to miss this beauty.

Habitat:

Northern Queensland to southern New South Wales and Victoria.

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16 Comments

LeanneGardner
LeanneGardner 11 years ago

Thank you Lauren :)

LaurenZarate
LaurenZarate 11 years ago

Marvelous camouflage! Wonderful spotting..

LeanneGardner
LeanneGardner 11 years ago

Thank you so much Jacob. I loved her too. Probably my favourite moth to date. Thank you also mcaul6515 & Olivia Chee :)

Olivia Chee
Olivia Chee 11 years ago

Nice one!

mcaul6515
mcaul6515 11 years ago

Yeah, it is an amazing moth!

Jacob Gorneau
Jacob Gorneau 11 years ago

I love love love this spotting so much, I'm bringing it back to the newsfeed again! What an awesome shot, Leanne!

LeanneGardner
LeanneGardner 11 years ago

Aaaaw thank you!

Jacob Gorneau
Jacob Gorneau 11 years ago

No problem. It's just so stellar... :) I've updated the mission photo. :)

LeanneGardner
LeanneGardner 11 years ago

Thank you so much Jacob! Of course I dont mind at all. Thank you mcaul6515 :)

mcaul6515
mcaul6515 11 years ago

It is certainly splendid :)

mcaul6515
mcaul6515 11 years ago

Thats amazing!

Jacob Gorneau
Jacob Gorneau 11 years ago

I can't get this beautiful moth out of my head! :) I've selected this to be the "Moths of the World" mission photo, if you don't mind!

LeanneGardner
LeanneGardner 11 years ago

Thanks Tom!

TomElliott
TomElliott 11 years ago

Wow! Super moth

LeanneGardner
LeanneGardner 11 years ago

Thank you Jacob, she was certainly the show-stopper for me too :)

Jacob Gorneau
Jacob Gorneau 11 years ago

This is the most beautiful moth I have ever seen. I'm in awe.

LeanneGardner
Spotted by
LeanneGardner

Queensland, Australia

Spotted on Dec 29, 2012
Submitted on Dec 31, 2012

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