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Monoctenia falernaria
This beautiful pinkish brown moth had a wingspan of about 60 mm. The thorax had dense soft setae. Both wings at rest show shaded patterns of dark grey which help the moth merge into a background of fallen leaves. The underside of the wings are a similar colour but with duller dark markings. This moth had feathery orange antennae.
Spotted in a nature reserve with eucalyptus and other natives. Distribution http://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:b...
Family: Geometridae Subfamily: Oenochrominae
Spotted on Apr 12, 2014
Submitted on Apr 14, 2014
2 Comments
Nice pinks in this one and it's great to see the underside.
Beautiful moth and camouflage pictures!