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Calamidia hirta
About 20 m long ( wingspan about 40 m), this moth was wedge shaped with one forewing wrapping around and over the other. The moth was a dark brown and each fore wing had a pale patch near the wing base -this made the moth look like it was piece of dried rolled-up leaf. The thorax was covered with dense short setae. Labial palps had rounded tips.
Spotted near a national park (Dandenong Ranges)
The female of this species is a plain cream colour.
Family: Arctiidae
Spotted on Jul 17, 2017
Submitted on Jul 17, 2017
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