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Golden Plusia

Trichoplusia orichalcea

Description:

Gold leaf moth about 20 mm long. Thin longish antennae. Can this be the same Golden Plusia/Gold Wing spotted by Johan Heyns and C Sydes?

Habitat:

Found inside a house

Notes:

Found some gold inside my house!

2 Species ID Suggestions

DavidBoott
DavidBoott 11 years ago
Slender Burnished Brass
Diachrysia orichalcea
Golden Plusia
Trichoplusia orichalcea


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5 Comments

Chanelle
Chanelle 6 years ago

ARE THEY BREED IN NZ

Ietermagog
Ietermagog 11 years ago

Thank you David for the suggestion of Diachrysia orichalcea. I thought it seems closer to the other ID of Trichoplusia orichalcea

Ietermagog
Ietermagog 11 years ago

Thank you for the compliment Smith'sZoo!

Smith'sZoo
Smith'sZoo 11 years ago

Great series!

Johan Heyns
Johan Heyns 11 years ago

Ietermagog, it is indeed the same moth that myself and C Cydes have spotted.

Ietermagog
Spotted by
Ietermagog

Randburg, Gauteng, South Africa

Spotted on Mar 12, 2013
Submitted on Mar 12, 2013

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