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Plume moth

Pterophorus monospilalis

Description:

Moth with unusual wing design

Habitat:

Native scrub

Notes:

Found on washing by bush

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4 Comments

JillBlack
JillBlack 11 years ago

Please consider adding your spotting the NZ moths and butterflies mission http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/1714...

JillBlack
JillBlack 11 years ago

Love pic 3. There are over 20 species in New Zealand. Most of them are unique to this country. Good spotting

Wildchild
Wildchild 11 years ago

Thanks for the tip, amazing little moth.

Jolly Ibañez
Jolly Ibañez 11 years ago

Its a plume moth

Wildchild
Spotted by
Wildchild

Wellington, New Zealand

Spotted on Jan 1, 2013
Submitted on Dec 31, 2012

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