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Penicillaria sp.
One of 11 species of Penicillaria sp. moth in Papua ( http://www.papua-insects.nl/insect%20ord... ), including P. jocosatrix, "mango shoot borer", images of which resemble this spotting. See reference link and http://www.daff.qld.gov.au/plants/fruit-...
Observed crawling on a coconut in a large semi-urban yard/garden next to a patch of disturbed remnant forest. This is in the equatorial tropics of northern New Guinea.
Spotted on Oct 14, 2013
Submitted on Jul 30, 2014
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