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Palaeosia bicosta

Palaeosia bicosta

Description:

As straight, square and boring as a moth can get. Abbout 25mm long. At least it has a pale line along it's costa.

Habitat:

Under strong night lights at the local school.

Notes:

Also called 'Two-Ribbed Arctiid '
http://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:b...
Same moth seen here http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/106...

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2 Comments

Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 10 years ago

Ha ha. Good to see you are refreshed from your break. Name sounds familiar - I'll check it out after cooking a meal. Thanks. (I think I've spotted this one before)

bayucca
bayucca 10 years ago

Erebidae, Arctiinae, Lithosiini.
Palaeosia bicosta??
http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au...
http://www.pbase.com/image/124461053
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:P...
Please, verify! Little morning exercise after my holidays...

Mark Ridgway
Spotted by
Mark Ridgway

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Spotted on Feb 22, 2014
Submitted on Feb 24, 2014

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