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Cyclochila australasiae
This one has not quite dried out it's wings from coming out of it's shell. We used to call this one a Green Grocer when we were kids.
Backyard on the ground.
Thanks Mark. Could well be leaning towards a Blue Moon. Will pay more attention next time and get more photos.
Really Mark! I must look up a Blue Moon and see what it's like. I just thought Green Grocer straight away!
I agree about the earliness. We've had them for almost 3 weeks now and in Melbourne it used to be never before late November. This one is showing hints of being a Blue Moon in the wing venation?
Heaps here too. Holes all over the place where they have emerged. I was thinking it was a bit early for them this year, They are usually closer to Christmas.
In big numbers up there or has the hot dry slowed them down? We've got heaps.
Spotted on Oct 17, 2013
Submitted on Oct 17, 2013
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