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Acropolitis excelsa
I thought this was a small piece of loose bark until I poke it and it walked off. About 12mm long. Superb camouflage on rough tree bark. Pretty hard to see on this stone wall too.
Drawn to lights at a local school.
Apparently feeds on Manna gum (Eucalyptus viminalis). Synonymous with Acropolitis xuthobapta. Found across south-eastern Australia. http://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:b...
Spotted on Aug 24, 2013
Submitted on Aug 26, 2013
3 Comments
Thanks for confirming..
Probably a tortricid
nice shot, a little micro moth