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Unnamed spotting

Metaphoenia sp

Description:

1 to 1.5 cm across. Stands diagonally with the head raised and the rear on the ground. Antenna back along the body underneath the wings. Two dark spots joined by a jagged line in the middle of the fore-wings. Hind wings covered

Notes:

file# pale snout moth. looks like Dicromodes of oenochrominae in Geometrid so far

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3 Comments

Debbie Stewart
Debbie Stewart 11 years ago

Ha ha...brilliant :D

StephenSolomons
StephenSolomons 11 years ago

My Grandfather used to tell me big noses were very dignified. Of course he had one :-)

Debbie Stewart
Debbie Stewart 11 years ago

Love the proboscis!

StephenSolomons
Spotted by
StephenSolomons

Gosford, New South Wales, Australia

Spotted on Mar 24, 2013
Submitted on Mar 24, 2013

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