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Macrobathra desmotoma
A small moth with a wing span of 20 mm that tented its wings when at rest. The wings had black and white patterns.
Labial palps were re-curved.
Attracted to bright garden lights - warm night.
Larvae of these moths feed on Mimosaceae (wattle). They live in shelters of folded leaflets held together with silk.
Family: Cosmopterigidae
Spotted on Feb 7, 2018
Submitted on Feb 8, 2018
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