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Cranberry Moth

Poecilasthena pulchraria

Description:

An Australian native moth of the Geometridae family. Poecilasthena pulchraria is pale green with wavy line markings on the wings. The costa of each forewing is brown. Spotted this one with wingspan approx. 20-25mm across near porch light.

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MargaritaOrlova
MargaritaOrlova 11 years ago

Looks like a Geometer moth.

JillBlack
Spotted by
JillBlack

Puketapapa, Auckland, New Zealand

Spotted on Feb 23, 2013
Submitted on Feb 23, 2013

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