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Gastrophora henricaria
A winspan of about 6cm, this male has light fawn wings with a dark stripe running through the centre. This stripe is not present on the larger female. The underwings are a beautiful bright orange with a thick dark stripe and a row of dark dots running underneath that stripe. I only wish I could have got a glimpse of the underwings.
The caterpillars feed on certain plants in the Myrtaceae family. This includes Eucalyptus sp. of which there are many nearby.
Spotted on Jan 9, 2016
Submitted on Jan 15, 2016
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